roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 13 hours agoMillion Man March (1995) On this day in 1995, a collaborative rally of various civil rights and black liberation groups known as the "Million Man March" took place in Washington, D.C., boasting...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageMillion Man March (1995) On this day in 1995, a collaborative rally of various civil rights and black liberation groups known as the "Million Man March" took place in Washington, D.C., boasting...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 18 hours agoKarl Kautsky (1854 - 1938) Karl Johann Kautsky, born on this day in 1854, was a Czech-Austrian philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theoretician. An outspoken critic of the Bolsheviks, Kautsky...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down11
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageKarl Kautsky (1854 - 1938) Karl Johann Kautsky, born on this day in 1854, was a Czech-Austrian philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theoretician. An outspoken critic of the Bolsheviks, Kautsky...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoThomas Sankara Assassinated (1987) Thomas Sankara was a Burkinabé revolutionary who expanded social welfare and nationalized natural resources in Burkina Faso. On this day in 1987, Sankara was...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1imageThomas Sankara Assassinated (1987) Thomas Sankara was a Burkinabé revolutionary who expanded social welfare and nationalized natural resources in Burkina Faso. On this day in 1987, Sankara was...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoBlack Panther Party Founded (1966) On this day in 1966, in the wake of spontaneous riots against police brutality, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party in Oakland,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageBlack Panther Party Founded (1966) On this day in 1966, in the wake of spontaneous riots against police brutality, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party in Oakland,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoMax Hoelz (1889 - 1933) Max Hoelz, born on this day in 1889, was a German Communist most known for his role as a "Communist Bandit" in the 1920s, leading raids against police, releasing prisoners,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageMax Hoelz (1889 - 1933) Max Hoelz, born on this day in 1889, was a German Communist most known for his role as a "Communist Bandit" in the 1920s, leading raids against police, releasing prisoners,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoMarcus Thrane (1817 - 1890) Marcus Thrane, born on this day in 1817, was a socialist labor activist who founded the first organized workers' movement in Norway. After a union he founded petitioned...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageMarcus Thrane (1817 - 1890) Marcus Thrane, born on this day in 1817, was a socialist labor activist who founded the first organized workers' movement in Norway. After a union he founded petitioned...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoSid Mills Fish-in Arrest (1968) On this day in 1968, while conducting a "Fish-in" protest on the Nisqually River in Washington state, activist Sid Mills was arrested. This was just one action from...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageSid Mills Fish-in Arrest (1968) On this day in 1968, while conducting a "Fish-in" protest on the Nisqually River in Washington state, activist Sid Mills was arrested. This was just one action from...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoDorothy Bolden (1923 - 2005) Dorothy Lee Bolden, born on this day in 1923, was the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and civil rights activist who fought for women's...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageDorothy Bolden (1923 - 2005) Dorothy Lee Bolden, born on this day in 1923, was the founder of the National Domestic Worker's Union of America and civil rights activist who fought for women's...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoDing Ling (1904 - 1986) Ding Ling, born on this day in 1904, was a prominent Chinese Marxist and feminist author. Despite being a member of the Communist Party, she was imprisoned and sentenced to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageDing Ling (1904 - 1986) Ding Ling, born on this day in 1904, was a prominent Chinese Marxist and feminist author. Despite being a member of the Communist Party, she was imprisoned and sentenced to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoBattle of Virden (1898) On this day in 1898, the Battle of Virden began when armed members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) surrounded a train full of strikebreakers and exchanged fire...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageBattle of Virden (1898) On this day in 1898, the Battle of Virden began when armed members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMW) surrounded a train full of strikebreakers and exchanged fire...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoD.C. Jail Uprising (1972) On this day in 1972, inmates at a Washington, D.C. jail seized control of part of the facility, taking hostages and demanding to be released. "We want you to understand...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageD.C. Jail Uprising (1972) On this day in 1972, inmates at a Washington, D.C. jail seized control of part of the facility, taking hostages and demanding to be released. "We want you to understand...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoPanama City Tenants' Revolt (1925) On this day in 1925, striking tenants in Panama City held a massive, illegal rally to protest high rent and bad living conditions. Riots began after police...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imagePanama City Tenants' Revolt (1925) On this day in 1925, striking tenants in Panama City held a massive, illegal rally to protest high rent and bad living conditions. Riots began after police...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoEl Centro de la Raza Founded (1972) On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1imageEl Centro de la Raza Founded (1972) On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoWest African Railway Strike (1947) On this day in 1947, the longest strike in African history at the time began, stretching across all branches of railway in French West Africa, the wharfs in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageWest African Railway Strike (1947) On this day in 1947, the longest strike in African history at the time began, stretching across all branches of railway in French West Africa, the wharfs in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoNikolai Bukharin (1888 - 1938) Nikolai Bukharin, born on this day in 1888, was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist who, with Stalin, helped oust Leon Trotsky in 1927. His controversial...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down14
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageNikolai Bukharin (1888 - 1938) Nikolai Bukharin, born on this day in 1888, was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist who, with Stalin, helped oust Leon Trotsky in 1927. His controversial...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square4fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoChe Guevara Executed (1967) On this day in 1967, communist revolutionary Che Guevara was executed by CIA-assisted forces in Bolivia, where he had been attempting to foment revolution. His last...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down16
arrow-up140arrow-down1imageChe Guevara Executed (1967) On this day in 1967, communist revolutionary Che Guevara was executed by CIA-assisted forces in Bolivia, where he had been attempting to foment revolution. His last...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoWest Coast Longshore Strike (1923) On this day in 1923, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) in Vancouver struck for higher wages. With a force of 350 company guards protecting the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageWest Coast Longshore Strike (1923) On this day in 1923, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) in Vancouver struck for higher wages. With a force of 350 company guards protecting the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoAntonio Soto (1897 - 1963) Antonio Soto Canalejo (also known as "El Gallego Soto"), born on this day in 1897, was one of the principal anarcho-syndicalist leaders in the 1921 rural strikes of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageAntonio Soto (1897 - 1963) Antonio Soto Canalejo (also known as "El Gallego Soto"), born on this day in 1897, was one of the principal anarcho-syndicalist leaders in the 1921 rural strikes of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoChilean Protests and Strikes (2019-20) On this day in 2019, protests and riots began throughout Chile in response to a raise in the Santiago Metro's subway fare, the increased cost of living,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageChilean Protests and Strikes (2019-20) On this day in 2019, protests and riots began throughout Chile in response to a raise in the Santiago Metro's subway fare, the increased cost of living,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoJoe Hill (1879 - 1915) Joe Hill, born on this day in 1879, was a Swedish-American labor organizer, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). In 1915, he was convicted of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1imageJoe Hill (1879 - 1915) Joe Hill, born on this day in 1879, was a Swedish-American labor organizer, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). In 1915, he was convicted of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square1fedilink
