roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 23 hours agoFugitive Slave Act (1850) On this day in 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the U.S. Congress as part of the Compromise of 1850, compelling all in free states to return fugitive slaves to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down13
arrow-up167arrow-down1imageFugitive Slave Act (1850) On this day in 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the U.S. Congress as part of the Compromise of 1850, compelling all in free states to return fugitive slaves to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 18 hours agoChris Hedges (1956 - ) Chris Hedges, born on this day in 1956, is an American journalist, activist, and professor, known for his texts such as "Death of the Liberal Class", "Days of Descrution,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageChris Hedges (1956 - ) Chris Hedges, born on this day in 1956, is an American journalist, activist, and professor, known for his texts such as "Death of the Liberal Class", "Days of Descrution,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoAgostinho Neto (1922 - 1979) Agostinho Neto, born on this day in 1922, was an Angolan poet, revolutionary, and Marxist politician, elected President of the newly independent People's Republic of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageAgostinho Neto (1922 - 1979) Agostinho Neto, born on this day in 1922, was an Angolan poet, revolutionary, and Marxist politician, elected President of the newly independent People's Republic of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoVíctor Jara Assassinated (1973) Víctor Jara was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter, and communist political activist murdered by fascist forces on this day in 1973,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageVíctor Jara Assassinated (1973) Víctor Jara was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter, and communist political activist murdered by fascist forces on this day in 1973,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoMaria Nikiforova Executed (1919) Maria Nikiforova was a Ukrainian anarchist partisan leader who, alongside her husband, was court martialed and executed by the White Army on this day in 1919.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1imageMaria Nikiforova Executed (1919) Maria Nikiforova was a Ukrainian anarchist partisan leader who, alongside her husband, was court martialed and executed by the White Army on this day in 1919.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days ago16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (1963) On this day in 1963, white supremacists bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 4 girls, aged 11-14, wounding 20 more....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10
arrow-up155arrow-down1image16th Street Baptist Church Bombing (1963) On this day in 1963, white supremacists bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing 4 girls, aged 11-14, wounding 20 more....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoDetroit Teachers Strike (1982) On this day in 1982, 10,000 teachers in Detroit walked off the job despite a law banning public employee strikes. The labor action affected 201,000 schoolchildren...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12
arrow-up184arrow-down1imageDetroit Teachers Strike (1982) On this day in 1982, 10,000 teachers in Detroit walked off the job despite a law banning public employee strikes. The labor action affected 201,000 schoolchildren...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square6fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoMorgan Testifies to SACB (1954) On this day in 1954, Crawford Morgan, a member of Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American volunteers that fought against Francoist fascists,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageMorgan Testifies to SACB (1954) On this day in 1954, Crawford Morgan, a member of Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of American volunteers that fought against Francoist fascists,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoJacobo Árbenz (1913 - 1971) Jacobo Árbenz, born on this day in 1913, was a Guatemalan President who earned the ire of the United Fruit Company, the largest private landowner in the country, by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageJacobo Árbenz (1913 - 1971) Jacobo Árbenz, born on this day in 1913, was a Guatemalan President who earned the ire of the United Fruit Company, the largest private landowner in the country, by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square2fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoGeronimo Pratt (1947 - 2011) Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, born on this day in 1947, was a decorated military veteran and a high-ranking associate of the Black Panther Party in the United States in the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageGeronimo Pratt (1947 - 2011) Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, born on this day in 1947, was a decorated military veteran and a high-ranking associate of the Black Panther Party in the United States in the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoHull Student Strike (1911) On this day in 1911, a student strike in Hull, England began when a dozen older boys at St. Mary's Roman Catholic school walked out during morning lessons. By that...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageHull Student Strike (1911) On this day in 1911, a student strike in Hull, England began when a dozen older boys at St. Mary's Roman Catholic school walked out during morning lessons. By that...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoAmílcar Cabral (1924 - 1973) Amílcar Cabral, born on this day in 1924, was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, intellectual, theoretician, and communist revolutionary who led...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageAmílcar Cabral (1924 - 1973) Amílcar Cabral, born on this day in 1924, was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, intellectual, theoretician, and communist revolutionary who led...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoTavis Smiley (1964 - ) Tavis Smiley, born on this day in 1964, is an American talk show host and author who collaborated with Cornel West to produce the text "The Rich and the Rest of Us: A...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down12
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageTavis Smiley (1964 - ) Tavis Smiley, born on this day in 1964, is an American talk show host and author who collaborated with Cornel West to produce the text "The Rich and the Rest of Us: A...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoMaruja Lara (1917 - 2012) Angustias Lara Sanchez, also known as "Maruja Lara", was an anarchist author and member of the Mujeres Libres, born on this day in 1917 in Granada, Spain.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageMaruja Lara (1917 - 2012) Angustias Lara Sanchez, also known as "Maruja Lara", was an anarchist author and member of the Mujeres Libres, born on this day in 1917 in Granada, Spain.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoSalvador Allende Ousted (1973) On this day in 1973, democratically elected socialist Chilean president Salvador Allende was ousted in a fascist, U.S.-backed coup led by Augusto Pinochet. He died...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10
arrow-up134arrow-down1imageSalvador Allende Ousted (1973) On this day in 1973, democratically elected socialist Chilean president Salvador Allende was ousted in a fascist, U.S.-backed coup led by Augusto Pinochet. He died...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoBattle of Stockton (1933) On this day in 1933, the Battle of Stockton took place at the High Street of Stockton-on-Tees, England when hundreds of fascists were confronted by thousands of anti-...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11
arrow-up151arrow-down1imageBattle of Stockton (1933) On this day in 1933, the Battle of Stockton took place at the High Street of Stockton-on-Tees, England when hundreds of fascists were confronted by thousands of anti-...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoAttica Prison Uprising (1971) On this day in 1971, 1,281 out of ~2,200 inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York took control of the prison, taking 42 staff hostage, beginning the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down12
arrow-up180arrow-down1imageAttica Prison Uprising (1971) On this day in 1971, 1,281 out of ~2,200 inmates at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York took control of the prison, taking 42 staff hostage, beginning the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square4fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoStono Slave Rebellion (1739) On this day in 1739, the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies began in South Carolina when 22 enslaved Africans looted a store at the Stono River...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageStono Slave Rebellion (1739) On this day in 1739, the largest slave uprising in the British mainland colonies began in South Carolina when 22 enslaved Africans looted a store at the Stono River...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agoBen Gold (1898 - 1985) Benjamin Gold, born on this day in 1898, was an American labor leader and Communist Party member who was president of the International Fur and Leather Workers Union (IFLWU)...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageBen Gold (1898 - 1985) Benjamin Gold, born on this day in 1898, was an American labor leader and Communist Party member who was president of the International Fur and Leather Workers Union (IFLWU)...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agoLela Karagianni Executed (1944) Eleni "Lela" Karagianni was a Greek anti-fascist leader during World War II, executed in the Haidari concentration camp on this day in 1944. Today, a central Athens...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
arrow-up124arrow-down1imageLela Karagianni Executed (1944) Eleni "Lela" Karagianni was a Greek anti-fascist leader during World War II, executed in the Haidari concentration camp on this day in 1944. Today, a central Athens...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink