roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 17 hours agoBuenaventura Durruti (1896 - 1936) Buenaventura Durruti, born on this day in 1896, was a prominent anarchist revolutionary who organized socialist resistance in Spain, participating in general...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1imageBuenaventura Durruti (1896 - 1936) Buenaventura Durruti, born on this day in 1896, was a prominent anarchist revolutionary who organized socialist resistance in Spain, participating in general...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 22 hours agoVesey's Uprising (1822) On this day in 1822, revolutionary Denmark Vesey planned a slave revolt to take place in South Carolina, intending for thousands of slaves to kill their masters and sail to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageVesey's Uprising (1822) On this day in 1822, revolutionary Denmark Vesey planned a slave revolt to take place in South Carolina, intending for thousands of slaves to kill their masters and sail to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoVan Spronsen Attacks ICE Compound (2019) On this day in 2019, anarchist anti-fascist Willem van Spronsen was shot dead by police after firebombing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down10
arrow-up181arrow-down1imageVan Spronsen Attacks ICE Compound (2019) On this day in 2019, anarchist anti-fascist Willem van Spronsen was shot dead by police after firebombing a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoVale Miners' Strike (2009-10) On this day in 2009, one of the longest strikes in Canadian history began when miners at the Brazilian company Vale went on strike, beginning a bitter, year-long...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageVale Miners' Strike (2009-10) On this day in 2009, one of the longest strikes in Canadian history began when miners at the Brazilian company Vale went on strike, beginning a bitter, year-long...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoSinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985) On this day in 1985, the French government, in an act of state-sponsored terror, bombed the Greenpeace-operated boat Rainbow Warrior, which was en route to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1199arrow-down110
arrow-up1189arrow-down1imageSinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985) On this day in 1985, the French government, in an act of state-sponsored terror, bombed the Greenpeace-operated boat Rainbow Warrior, which was en route to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoBisbee Deportation (1917) On this day in 1917, a deputized posse in Bisbee, Arizona kidnapped more than 1,300 striking miners, their supporters, and bystanders, deporting them to New Mexico, more...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageBisbee Deportation (1917) On this day in 1917, a deputized posse in Bisbee, Arizona kidnapped more than 1,300 striking miners, their supporters, and bystanders, deporting them to New Mexico, more...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoCantonal Rebellion (1873) The Cantonal Rebellion was a Spanish insurrection that began on this day in 1873, initiated by Republicans who wanted to establish a federation from the bottom up,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageCantonal Rebellion (1873) The Cantonal Rebellion was a Spanish insurrection that began on this day in 1873, initiated by Republicans who wanted to establish a federation from the bottom up,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoMassacre at Summit Springs (1869) On this day in 1869, the U.S. Army, aided by fifty Pawnee Scouts, attacked an encampment of Cheyenne people in retaliation for raids by their Dog Soldiers (modern...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11
arrow-up154arrow-down1imageMassacre at Summit Springs (1869) On this day in 1869, the U.S. Army, aided by fifty Pawnee Scouts, attacked an encampment of Cheyenne people in retaliation for raids by their Dog Soldiers (modern...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoCoeur d'Alene Strike (1892) On this day in 1892, violence broke out between strikers and scabs during the Coeur d'Alene Strike when union leaders discovered they had been infiltrated by a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageCoeur d'Alene Strike (1892) On this day in 1892, violence broke out between strikers and scabs during the Coeur d'Alene Strike when union leaders discovered they had been infiltrated by a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoStuart Christie (1946 - 2020) Stuart Christie, born on this day in 1946, was a Scottish anarchist activist, writer, and publisher. At the age of eighteen, Christie attempted to assassinate Spanish...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageStuart Christie (1946 - 2020) Stuart Christie, born on this day in 1946, was a Scottish anarchist activist, writer, and publisher. At the age of eighteen, Christie attempted to assassinate Spanish...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoDRUM Wildcat Strike (1968) On this day in 1968, in defiance of union leadership, thousands of black workers from the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM) initiated a three-day wildcat strike...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10
arrow-up185arrow-down1imageDRUM Wildcat Strike (1968) On this day in 1968, in defiance of union leadership, thousands of black workers from the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM) initiated a three-day wildcat strike...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · edit-25 days agoPhoenix Program Founded (1967) The Phoenix Program, founded on this day in 1967 via the MACV Directive, was a CIA program implemented to destroy the Viet Cong (VC) via infiltration, torture,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imagePhoenix Program Founded (1967) The Phoenix Program, founded on this day in 1967 via the MACV Directive, was a CIA program implemented to destroy the Viet Cong (VC) via infiltration, torture,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · edit-26 days agoC. E. Ruthenberg (1882 - 1927) Charles E. Ruthenberg, born on this day in 1882, was an American Marxist politician and co-founder of the Communist Party USA, an influential exponent of communism...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageC. E. Ruthenberg (1882 - 1927) Charles E. Ruthenberg, born on this day in 1882, was an American Marxist politician and co-founder of the Communist Party USA, an influential exponent of communism...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoFreedom House Bombing (1964) On this day in 1964, a Freedom House, buildings used by civil rights activists as organizing hubs, in McComb, Mississippi was bombed, the fourth one to be bombed in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageFreedom House Bombing (1964) On this day in 1964, a Freedom House, buildings used by civil rights activists as organizing hubs, in McComb, Mississippi was bombed, the fourth one to be bombed in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoNorwegian Workers Association Raid (1851) On this day in 1851, police raided the Norwegian Workers Association, seizing documents, suppressing their newspaper, and arresting five board members,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageNorwegian Workers Association Raid (1851) On this day in 1851, police raided the Norwegian Workers Association, seizing documents, suppressing their newspaper, and arresting five board members,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoGrabow Riot (1912) On this day in 1912, a riot broke out in Grabow, Louisiana when gunfire was exchanged between organizing lumber workers and private gunmen hired by the Galloway Lumber Company,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1imageGrabow Riot (1912) On this day in 1912, a riot broke out in Grabow, Louisiana when gunfire was exchanged between organizing lumber workers and private gunmen hired by the Galloway Lumber Company,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoWagner Act (1935) The National Labor Relations Act is a U.S. labor law that became effective on this day in 1935, guaranteeing the right of private sector employees to organize trade unions,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageWagner Act (1935) The National Labor Relations Act is a U.S. labor law that became effective on this day in 1935, guaranteeing the right of private sector employees to organize trade unions,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoFrida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) Frida Kahlo, born on this day in 1907, was a Mexican artist and revolutionary communist known for her folk-art inspired style paintings, touching on themes on gender,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down13
arrow-up165arrow-down1imageFrida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) Frida Kahlo, born on this day in 1907, was a Mexican artist and revolutionary communist known for her folk-art inspired style paintings, touching on themes on gender,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoClara Zetkin (1857 - 1933) Clara Zetkin, born on this day in 1857, was a German Marxist theorist, activist, and feminist, active in the revolutionary Spartacist League and the Communist Party of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1imageClara Zetkin (1857 - 1933) Clara Zetkin, born on this day in 1857, was a German Marxist theorist, activist, and feminist, active in the revolutionary Spartacist League and the Communist Party of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agoImmigration Act of 1864 Passed on this day in 1864, the Immigration Act legalized wage-based indentured servitude to encourage immigration to the United States, allowing immigrants to forgo a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageImmigration Act of 1864 Passed on this day in 1864, the Immigration Act legalized wage-based indentured servitude to encourage immigration to the United States, allowing immigrants to forgo a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
