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"Smiling Joe" Ettor (1885 - 1948) "Smiling Joe" Ettor, born on this day in 1885, was an Italian-American union organizer who, in the 1910s, was one of the leading public faces of the Industrial...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Fannie Lou Hamer (1917 - 1977) Fannie Lou Hamer, born on this day in 1917, was a community organizer and leader within the civil rights movement. "I'm gonna be moving forward, and if they shoot...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Philip Berrigan (1923 - 2002) Philip Berrigan, born on this day in 1923, was a Christian peace activist frequently arrested while protesting the Vietnam War. "The poor tell us who we are, the...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Battle of the Thames (1813) On this day in 1813, Tecumseh was killed in the "Battle of the Thames", fought during the War of 1812 between America and Tecumseh's Confederacy. Tecumseh's death led...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Battle of Cable Street (1936) On this day in 1936, 20,000 anti-fascists turned out in East London to drive out a rally of 2,000-3,000 fascists organized by Oswald Mosley, forcing them to flee...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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General Levee Strike (1907) On this day in 1907, shipping lines in New Orleans locked out screwmen, skilled dock workers, for failing to meet employer bale quotas, beginning a multi-racial,...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Filipino Army Strike (1983) On this day in 1983, 22,000 Filipino workers, paid less and given worse work than their American counterparts, walked off the job in a strike against the U.S.'s two...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Belfast Outdoor Relief Strike (1932) On this day in 1932, 30,000 protesters in Belfast, Northern Ireland held a meeting on the Custom House steps to demand an increase in social welfare. When...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Tlatelolco Massacre (1968) On this day in 1968, ~10,000 university and high school students gathered in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas of Tlatelolco, Mexico City were fired upon by the Mexican...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Trail of Tears (1838) On this day in 1838, the first major group of Cherokee, more than 12,000 people, were forced out of Tennessee, traveling westward from the town of Red Clay. A Choctaw leader...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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The "Jerry Rescue" (1851) On this day in 1851, arrested fugitive slave William "Jerry" Henry was broken out of jail by hundreds of abolitionists in Syracuse, New York. Jerry and prominent members...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Ole Miss Riot (1962) On this day in 1962, white supremacists protesting the enrollment of James Meredith at the University of Mississippi rioted, killing 2 and injuring 300. On Oct. 1st, Meredith...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Michael Parenti (1933 - ) Michael Parenti, born on this day in 1933, is a Marxist American political scientist and cultural critic, known for works such as "Inventing Reality" and "Blackshirts &...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Missoula Free Speech Fight (1909) On this day in 1909, a 19 year old Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, already a prominent member of the IWW, and her husband Jack Jones were arrested for speaking on a...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Samora Machel (1933 - 1986) Samora Machel, born on this day in 1933, was a Marxist-Leninist revolutionary who served as President of independent Mozambique in 1975. "Marxism is a shining path, a...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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First International Founded (1864) The International Workingmen's Association (IWA), commonly known as the First International, was founded on this day in 1864. Among its members were luminaries...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Brixton Riot (1985) On this day in 1985, a race riot broke out in Brixton after London Metropolitan Police shot and paralyzed Jamaican immigrant Dorothy "Cherry" Groce. She later won £500,000 in...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Battle of Holbeck Moor (1936) On this day in 1936, the Battle of Holbeck Moor took place in Leeds, England when 30,000 anti-fascist demonstrators disrupted a rally held by the British Union of...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Chicago Garment Workers Strike (1915) On this day in 1915, 5,000 garment workers in Chicago walked out on strike, demanding a 48 hour work-week, overtime pay, union recognition, a wage increase,...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike Assassinated (1959) On this day in 1959, social reformer and founder of the Sri Lankan Freedom Party S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was assassinated by a Buddhist monk. After his...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Athens General Strike (2012) On this day in 2012, 100k-200k protesters took to the streets in Athens, Greece, as workers carried out a 24-hour general strike to protest against the policy of...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Gabriel Prosser Captured (1800) Gabriel Prosser (1775 - 1800) was the leader of an unsuccessful slave revolt in Richmond, captured on this day in 1800. Prosser planned to kill local whites,...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Mozambique War for Independence (1964) On this day in 1964, the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) launched a war against their Portuguese colonizers, winning independence after a decade of...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Alice S. Rossi (1922 - 2009) Alice S. Rossi, born on this day in 1922, was a pioneering feminist and sociologist who co-founded the "National Organization of Women" (NOW). "Demands for equality...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Anti-Water Charges Strike (1994) On this day in 1994, in opposition to water bill increases, working class Irish activists began a campaign of resistance, refusing to pay water bills and engaging...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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