roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 hours agoFounding of the IWW (1905) The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageFounding of the IWW (1905) The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 13 hours agoHelen Keller (1880 - 1968) Helen Keller, born on this day in 1880, was an American socialist author and disability rights advocate who became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1imageHelen Keller (1880 - 1968) Helen Keller, born on this day in 1880, was an American socialist author and disability rights advocate who became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoPine Ridge Shootout (1975) On this day in 1975, a shootout occurred at Pine Ridge Reservation between two FBI agents and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), leading to the conviction of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1imagePine Ridge Shootout (1975) On this day in 1975, a shootout occurred at Pine Ridge Reservation between two FBI agents and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), leading to the conviction of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agoOlive Morris (1952 - 1979) Olive Morris, born on this day in 1952, was a Jamaican Black Panther, squatter's rights activist, and founder of the Brixton Black Women's Group who died prematurely...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageOlive Morris (1952 - 1979) Olive Morris, born on this day in 1952, was a Jamaican Black Panther, squatter's rights activist, and founder of the Brixton Black Women's Group who died prematurely...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoGeorge Orwell (1903 - 1950) George Orwell, born on this day in 1903, was an English democratic socialist author. His experiences in the Spanish Civil War led him to rabidly oppose Soviet...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down12
arrow-up151arrow-down1imageGeorge Orwell (1903 - 1950) George Orwell, born on this day in 1903, was an English democratic socialist author. His experiences in the Spanish Civil War led him to rabidly oppose Soviet...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoLois Gibbs (1951 - ) Lois Marie Gibbs, born on this day in 1951, is an environmental activist whose advocacy began after discovering that her 5-year-old son's elementary school and neighborhood in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down11
arrow-up174arrow-down1imageLois Gibbs (1951 - ) Lois Marie Gibbs, born on this day in 1951, is an environmental activist whose advocacy began after discovering that her 5-year-old son's elementary school and neighborhood in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoCarl Braden (1914 - 1975) Carl Braden, born on this day in 1914, was a left-wing trade unionist, journalist, and activist who was charged with sedition by the state of Kentucky after purchasing a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down11
arrow-up1123arrow-down1imageCarl Braden (1914 - 1975) Carl Braden, born on this day in 1914, was a left-wing trade unionist, journalist, and activist who was charged with sedition by the state of Kentucky after purchasing a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square5fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoJune Days Uprising Begins (1848) On this day in 1848, more than 40,000 French workers initiated the June Days Uprising after the state closed National Workshops that provided work to the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down10
arrow-up172arrow-down1imageJune Days Uprising Begins (1848) On this day in 1848, more than 40,000 French workers initiated the June Days Uprising after the state closed National Workshops that provided work to the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoRadom Riots (1976) The Radom Riots began in Poland on this day in 1976 when tens of thousands of people began protesting and rioting in response to government increases in the price of food,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1imageRadom Riots (1976) The Radom Riots began in Poland on this day in 1976 when tens of thousands of people began protesting and rioting in response to government increases in the price of food,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoTaft-Hartley Act (1947) On this day in 1947, the Taft-Hartley Act became U.S. law after a heavily bipartisan vote, greatly restricting the legal rights of organizing workers during an...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageTaft-Hartley Act (1947) On this day in 1947, the Taft-Hartley Act became U.S. law after a heavily bipartisan vote, greatly restricting the legal rights of organizing workers during an...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoNigerian General Strike (1945) On this day in 1945, a general strike involving 42,000 - 200,000 workers began in Nigeria, starting with railway workers, later spreading to other nationalized...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1imageNigerian General Strike (1945) On this day in 1945, a general strike involving 42,000 - 200,000 workers began in Nigeria, starting with railway workers, later spreading to other nationalized...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoSanrizuka Struggle Begins (1966) On this day in 1966, the Japanese government announced the construction of an airport on farmland in rural Sanrizuka, without permission of displaced locals. The...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1imageSanrizuka Struggle Begins (1966) On this day in 1966, the Japanese government announced the construction of an airport on farmland in rural Sanrizuka, without permission of displaced locals. The...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoHerrin Massacre (1922) The Herrin Massacre began on this day in 1922 in Illinois when striking coal miners looted ammunition and guns from a hardware store and laid siege to their mine, filled...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1imageHerrin Massacre (1922) The Herrin Massacre began on this day in 1922 in Illinois when striking coal miners looted ammunition and guns from a hardware store and laid siege to their mine, filled...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoSouthern Homestead Act (1866) On this day in 1866, the U.S. government put up approximately 46 million acres of public land for sale in southern states, with government officials de facto...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageSouthern Homestead Act (1866) On this day in 1866, the U.S. government put up approximately 46 million acres of public land for sale in southern states, with government officials de facto...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoAlbert Parsons (1848 - 1887) Albert Parsons, born on this day in 1848, was an American anarchist newspaper editor, labor activist, and husband to radical Lucy Parsons. In 1887, Parsons, with three...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1imageAlbert Parsons (1848 - 1887) Albert Parsons, born on this day in 1848, was an American anarchist newspaper editor, labor activist, and husband to radical Lucy Parsons. In 1887, Parsons, with three...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoEduardo Mondlane (1920 - 1969) Eduardo Mondlane, born on this day in 1920, was a Mozambican anthropologist and professor at Syracuse University who resigned his post to serve as the President of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageEduardo Mondlane (1920 - 1969) Eduardo Mondlane, born on this day in 1920, was a Mozambican anthropologist and professor at Syracuse University who resigned his post to serve as the President of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoHarriette Moore (1902 - 1951) Harriette Moore, born on this day in 1902, was a school teacher and civil rights activist who, along with her husband, was murdered by white supremacists after their...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down10
arrow-up183arrow-down1imageHarriette Moore (1902 - 1951) Harriette Moore, born on this day in 1902, was a school teacher and civil rights activist who, along with her husband, was murdered by white supremacists after their...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square8fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoSubcomandante Marcos (1957 - ) Rafael Vicente, also known as "Subcomandante Marcos", is a Mexican insurgent, former military leader, and spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageSubcomandante Marcos (1957 - ) Rafael Vicente, also known as "Subcomandante Marcos", is a Mexican insurgent, former military leader, and spokesman for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoGeorge Thompson (1804 - 1878) George Donisthorpe Thompson, born on this day in 1804, was a prominent British anti-slavery orator and liberal reformer who gave lecturing tours and worked for...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageGeorge Thompson (1804 - 1878) George Donisthorpe Thompson, born on this day in 1804, was a prominent British anti-slavery orator and liberal reformer who gave lecturing tours and worked for...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoBattle of Orgreave (1984) On this day in 1984, the Battle of Orgreave took place in Rotherham, England when 6,000 cops attacked 5,000 picketing miners during the UK Miners' Strike (1984-85),...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down12
arrow-up180arrow-down1imageBattle of Orgreave (1984) On this day in 1984, the Battle of Orgreave took place in Rotherham, England when 6,000 cops attacked 5,000 picketing miners during the UK Miners' Strike (1984-85),...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square2fedilink