roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 hours agoWilliam Swann Arrested (1888) On this day in 1888, D.C. police raided a drag ball held for William Dorsey Swann's 30th birthdayplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up128
arrow-up128imageWilliam Swann Arrested (1888) On this day in 1888, D.C. police raided a drag ball held for William Dorsey Swann's 30th birthdayplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 12 hours agoHosea Hudson (1898 - 1988) Hosea Hudson, born on this day in 1898, was a communist labor leader active in Wilkes County, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama who was expelled from a union council he...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19
arrow-up19imageHosea Hudson (1898 - 1988) Hosea Hudson, born on this day in 1898, was a communist labor leader active in Wilkes County, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama who was expelled from a union council he...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agoRudi Dutschke Shot (1968) On this day in 1968, Rudi Dutschke, a key figure in the extra-parliamentary left opposition movement in West Germany, was shot by neo-Nazi Josef Bachmanplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up128
arrow-up128imageRudi Dutschke Shot (1968) On this day in 1968, Rudi Dutschke, a key figure in the extra-parliamentary left opposition movement in West Germany, was shot by neo-Nazi Josef Bachmanplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoLuís Cabral (1942 - 2009) Luís Cabral, born on this day in 1942, was a Bissau-Guinean revolutionary who served as the first President of Guinea-Bissau after the country won its independence from...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up18
arrow-up18imageLuís Cabral (1942 - 2009) Luís Cabral, born on this day in 1942, was a Bissau-Guinean revolutionary who served as the first President of Guinea-Bissau after the country won its independence from...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoEmiliano Zapata Assassinated (1919) Emiliano Zapata, assassinated on this day in 1919, was a leader of peasant uprisings in Mexico and the inspiration for the name of the revolutionary Zapatista...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up151
arrow-up151imageEmiliano Zapata Assassinated (1919) Emiliano Zapata, assassinated on this day in 1919, was a leader of peasant uprisings in Mexico and the inspiration for the name of the revolutionary Zapatista...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoChris Hani Assassinated (1993) Chris Hani, assassinated by an anti-communist on this day in 1993, was the leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of the armed wing of the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119imageChris Hani Assassinated (1993) Chris Hani, assassinated by an anti-communist on this day in 1993, was the leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of the armed wing of the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoDeir Yassin Massacre (1948) On this day in 1948, far-right Zionist paramilitaries indiscriminately slaughtered 107-254 villagers of Deir Yassin, orphaning at least 55 children (2 shown)plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131imageDeir Yassin Massacre (1948) On this day in 1948, far-right Zionist paramilitaries indiscriminately slaughtered 107-254 villagers of Deir Yassin, orphaning at least 55 children (2 shown)plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoPaul Robeson (1898 - 1976) Paul Robeson, born on this day in 1898, was a concert artist, actor, and communist activist who was blacklisted and denied the ability to travel by the U.S. government....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up124
arrow-up124imagePaul Robeson (1898 - 1976) Paul Robeson, born on this day in 1898, was a concert artist, actor, and communist activist who was blacklisted and denied the ability to travel by the U.S. government....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoMarie Equi (1872 - 1952) Marie Equi, born on this day in 1872, was a radical medical doctor, gay rights advocate, Wobbly, and anarchist convicted of sedition for speaking out against American...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up189
arrow-up189imageMarie Equi (1872 - 1952) Marie Equi, born on this day in 1872, was a radical medical doctor, gay rights advocate, Wobbly, and anarchist convicted of sedition for speaking out against American...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoGhassan Kanafani (1936 - 1972) Ghassan Kanafani, born on this day in 1936, was a Palestinian author and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who was assassinated by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up122
arrow-up122imageGhassan Kanafani (1936 - 1972) Ghassan Kanafani, born on this day in 1936, was a Palestinian author and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) who was assassinated by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoDaniel Ellsberg (1931 - ) Daniel Ellsberg, born on this day in 1931, is an economist and former U.S. military analyst known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, which detailed secret bombing campaigns...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up150
arrow-up150imageDaniel Ellsberg (1931 - ) Daniel Ellsberg, born on this day in 1931, is an economist and former U.S. military analyst known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, which detailed secret bombing campaigns...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoBavarian Soviet Republic Declared (1919) On this day in 1919, socialists declared a new Bavarian Soviet Republic during the German Revolution of 1918-19plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up122
arrow-up122imageBavarian Soviet Republic Declared (1919) On this day in 1919, socialists declared a new Bavarian Soviet Republic during the German Revolution of 1918-19plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoRose Schneiderman (1882 - 1972) Rose Schneiderman, born on this day in 1882, was a Polish-American socialist and feminist of Jewish heritage, and one of the most prominent female labor union...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up114
arrow-up114imageRose Schneiderman (1882 - 1972) Rose Schneiderman, born on this day in 1882, was a Polish-American socialist and feminist of Jewish heritage, and one of the most prominent female labor union...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoRamón Emeterio Betances (1827 - 1898) Ramón Emeterio Betances, born on this day in 1827, was a Puerto Rican abolitionist, revolutionary, and medical doctor who helped instigate the "Grito de...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12
arrow-up12imageRamón Emeterio Betances (1827 - 1898) Ramón Emeterio Betances, born on this day in 1827, was a Puerto Rican abolitionist, revolutionary, and medical doctor who helped instigate the "Grito de...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoColonial Building Riot (1932) The Colonial Building Riot began on this day in 1932, in Stplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111imageColonial Building Riot (1932) The Colonial Building Riot began on this day in 1932, in Stplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoJVP Revolt (1971) The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Revolt began on this day in 1971, the first armed uprising by the communist JVP against the Government of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), under Prime...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110
arrow-up110imageJVP Revolt (1971) The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Revolt began on this day in 1971, the first armed uprising by the communist JVP against the Government of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), under Prime...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoRainbow Coalition Founded (1969) The Rainbow Coalition was a multicultural movement of cross-racial class solidarity, founded on this day in 1969, in Chicago, Illinois with the coming together of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up131
arrow-up131imageRainbow Coalition Founded (1969) The Rainbow Coalition was a multicultural movement of cross-racial class solidarity, founded on this day in 1969, in Chicago, Illinois with the coming together of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoMLK Jr. Assassinated (1968) On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39 while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennesseeplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up1103
arrow-up1103imageMLK Jr. Assassinated (1968) On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39 while supporting striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennesseeplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days ago"The Ballot or The Bullet" Speech (1964) On this day in 1964, Malcolm X delivered a speech at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing the strategies of electoralism and armed defense,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119image"The Ballot or The Bullet" Speech (1964) On this day in 1964, Malcolm X delivered a speech at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing the strategies of electoralism and armed defense,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoIsaac Deutscher (1907 - 1967) Isaac Deutscher, born on this day in 1907, was a Marxist author and activist who played an important role in the British New Left after being expelled from the Polish...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16
arrow-up16imageIsaac Deutscher (1907 - 1967) Isaac Deutscher, born on this day in 1907, was a Marxist author and activist who played an important role in the British New Left after being expelled from the Polish...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
