roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 23 hours agoNight of Terror (1917) On this day in 1917, the "Night of Terror" began when the superintendent of the Occoquan Workhouse prison ordered forty guards to brutalize suffragists who were imprisoned...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down11
arrow-up1111arrow-down1imageNight of Terror (1917) On this day in 1917, the "Night of Terror" began when the superintendent of the Occoquan Workhouse prison ordered forty guards to brutalize suffragists who were imprisoned...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square4fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 18 hours agoFirst Recorded Strike in History (1159 BC) On this day in 1159 BC, the first recorded strike in history began when necropolis workers in Ancient Egypt refused to continue working after going 18...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10
arrow-up187arrow-down1imageFirst Recorded Strike in History (1159 BC) On this day in 1159 BC, the first recorded strike in history began when necropolis workers in Ancient Egypt refused to continue working after going 18...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoSuffragette Assaults Churchill (1909) On this day in 1909, British suffragette Theresa Garnett (1888 - 1966) assaulted Winston Churchill with a whip, striking him several times while shouting...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1imageSuffragette Assaults Churchill (1909) On this day in 1909, British suffragette Theresa Garnett (1888 - 1966) assaulted Winston Churchill with a whip, striking him several times while shouting...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square5fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoFull Sutton Prison Strike (1995) On this day in 1995, four of Full Sutton Prison's six wings (all those not set aside for sex offenders) went on strike. The strike lasted three days before...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1imageFull Sutton Prison Strike (1995) On this day in 1995, four of Full Sutton Prison's six wings (all those not set aside for sex offenders) went on strike. The strike lasted three days before...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoMissouri Anti-Nuclear Break-in (1984) On this day in 1984, peace activists broke into a Missouri missile site and destroyed equipment. After his arrest, one said "Governments never disarm....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageMissouri Anti-Nuclear Break-in (1984) On this day in 1984, peace activists broke into a Missouri missile site and destroyed equipment. After his arrest, one said "Governments never disarm....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoSwiss General Strike (1918) On this day in 1918, the Swiss "Landestreik" began, a two day general strike in which 250,000 struck for a variety of social reforms, including a 48 hour week, women's...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageSwiss General Strike (1918) On this day in 1918, the Swiss "Landestreik" began, a two day general strike in which 250,000 struck for a variety of social reforms, including a 48 hour week, women's...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoEstado Novo (1937) On this day in 1937, a coup took place in Brazil when President Getúlio Vargas gave a national address declaring a state of emergency and abolishing the constitution.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageEstado Novo (1937) On this day in 1937, a coup took place in Brazil when President Getúlio Vargas gave a national address declaring a state of emergency and abolishing the constitution.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoCentralia Massacre (1919) The Centralia Massacre, also known as the Armistice Day Riot, was a violent incident between IWW and American Legion members in Centralia, Washington on this day in 1919,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageCentralia Massacre (1919) The Centralia Massacre, also known as the Armistice Day Riot, was a violent incident between IWW and American Legion members in Centralia, Washington on this day in 1919,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoHaymarket Anarchists Executed (1887) On this day in 1887, the U.S. executed four anarchists imprisoned after the Haymarket Affair. Before his death, August Spies shouted "The time will come when...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1imageHaymarket Anarchists Executed (1887) On this day in 1887, the U.S. executed four anarchists imprisoned after the Haymarket Affair. Before his death, August Spies shouted "The time will come when...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoKristallnacht (1938) Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was an anti-Semitic pogrom against Jewish people that began on this day in 1938, carried out by the Sturmabteilung,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down14
arrow-up1142arrow-down1imageKristallnacht (1938) Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, was an anti-Semitic pogrom against Jewish people that began on this day in 1938, carried out by the Sturmabteilung,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square5fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoGestapo Executes Ehrenfeld Anti-Fascists (1944) On this day in 1944, the Gestapo publicly hanged 13 members of the anti-fascist Ehrenfeld Group without trial near Cologne, Germany. Several of the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageGestapo Executes Ehrenfeld Anti-Fascists (1944) On this day in 1944, the Gestapo publicly hanged 13 members of the anti-fascist Ehrenfeld Group without trial near Cologne, Germany. Several of the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square4fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoStriking CSN Workers Killed (1988) On this day in 1988, a conflict between soldiers and metallurgists on strike at Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil led to the deaths...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageStriking CSN Workers Killed (1988) On this day in 1988, a conflict between soldiers and metallurgists on strike at Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil led to the deaths...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoNew Orleans General Strike (1892) On this day in 1892, a general strike across racial lines broke out in New Orleans, a city-wide action of solidarity with three unions on strike. After white...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageNew Orleans General Strike (1892) On this day in 1892, a general strike across racial lines broke out in New Orleans, a city-wide action of solidarity with three unions on strike. After white...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoEd Boyce (1862 - 1941) Ed Boyce, born on this day in 1862, was a radical labor organizer who served as President of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) and as a socialist Idaho State...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageEd Boyce (1862 - 1941) Ed Boyce, born on this day in 1862, was a radical labor organizer who served as President of the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) and as a socialist Idaho State...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 12 days agoAllende Assumes Office (1970) On this day in 1970, Salvador Allende became the first Marxist to serve as elected leader of a Latin American liberal democracy. "We are seeking to overcome [the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageAllende Assumes Office (1970) On this day in 1970, Salvador Allende became the first Marxist to serve as elected leader of a Latin American liberal democracy. "We are seeking to overcome [the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
