roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 hour agoCongo Crisis (1960) On this day in 1960, the Republic of the Congo became independent from Belgian colonizers, beginning a four year period of civil war which killed approximately 100,000 people,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1imageCongo Crisis (1960) On this day in 1960, the Republic of the Congo became independent from Belgian colonizers, beginning a four year period of civil war which killed approximately 100,000 people,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoKwame Ture (1941 - 1998) Kwame Ture, born on this day in 1941 as Stokely Carmichael, was a prominent civil rights activist, serving as "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageKwame Ture (1941 - 1998) Kwame Ture, born on this day in 1941 as Stokely Carmichael, was a prominent civil rights activist, serving as "Honorary Prime Minister" of the Black Panther Party and...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoHenry Gerber (1892 - 1972) Henry Gerber, born on this day in 1892, was a German-American queer rights activist who, in 1924, founded the first American pro-homosexual organization, known as the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down12
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageHenry Gerber (1892 - 1972) Henry Gerber, born on this day in 1892, was a German-American queer rights activist who, in 1924, founded the first American pro-homosexual organization, known as the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMark Clark (1947 - 1969) Mark Clark, born on this day in 1947, was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) who was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department alongside Fred Hampton in 1969.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down10
arrow-up150arrow-down1imageMark Clark (1947 - 1969) Mark Clark, born on this day in 1947, was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) who was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department alongside Fred Hampton in 1969.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoStonewall Uprising (1969) On this day in 1969, the Stonewall Uprising began when NYC Police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. As cops arrested homosexuals and drag queens, the crowd...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down11
arrow-up1100arrow-down1imageStonewall Uprising (1969) On this day in 1969, the Stonewall Uprising began when NYC Police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. As cops arrested homosexuals and drag queens, the crowd...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square3fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days 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-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days 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-up135arrow-down12
arrow-up133arrow-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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days 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-up138arrow-down11
arrow-up137arrow-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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square5fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 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.worldMB to Working Class Calendar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
minus-squareroig@lemmy.worldOPMBtoWorking Class Calendar@lemmy.world•Albert Goodwin (1887 - 1918) Albert "Ginger" Goodwin, born on this day in 1887 and nicknamed for his bright red hair, was a Canadian socialist and labor activist whose murder by police while...linkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThanks to catch it. The right move year is 1906. linkfedilink
minus-squareroig@lemmy.worldOPMBtoWorking Class Calendar@lemmy.world•Harry Moore (1905 - 1951) Harry Tyson Moore, born on this day in 1905, was a civil rights activist and NAACP Florida state president who, alongside his wife Harriette, was among the first people...linkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months ago😂😂😂 linkfedilink
minus-squareroig@lemmy.worldOPMBtoWorking Class Calendar@lemmy.world•Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia Executed (1909) Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia was a radical anarchist educator who was executed by the Spanish government on this day in 1909. His death caused a storm...linkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoYeah, it’s now updated linkfedilink
minus-squareroig@lemmy.worldBtoReddit@lemmy.world•yoolinkfedilinkCatalàarrow-up2·10 months agohola linkfedilink
minus-squareroig@lemmy.worldOPMBtoWorking Class Calendar@lemmy.world•NYC Draft Riots (1863) The NYC Draft Riots began on this day in 1863, the culmination of racist white anger and working-class discontent over new conscription laws, passed to bolster the ongoing...linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFully agree. I would add that racist behaviours in racialized ethnicities (as the Irish people in NY at that time) is not, historically, extraordinary. linkfedilink
Thanks to catch it. The right move year is 1906.