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Upton Sinclair (1878 - 1968) Upton Sinclair Jr., born on this day in 1878, was an American writer and journalist who wrote nearly 100 books across multiple genres, most notably "The Jungle", which...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758 - 1806) Jean-Jacques Dessalines, born on this day in 1758, was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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New Zealand Women's Suffrage (1893) On this day in 1893, after two decades of campaigning by suffragettes such as Kate Sheppard (shown), New Zealand became the first country with a Western-style...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Solidarity Day March (1981) On this day in 1981, a large rally known as the "Solidarity Day March" took place in Washington D.C. in support of striking air traffic controller workers fired by...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Chris 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,...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Fugitive 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...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Agostinho 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...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Víctor 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,...(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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Maria 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.(stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)

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in workingclasscalendar@lemmy.world•Pittsburgh Railway Strike (1877) The Pittsburgh Railway Strike began on this day in 1877 when more than 1,400 workers seized control of approximately 1,500 of their company's train cars, a labor...

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2 months ago

Thanks, updated.

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in workingclasscalendar@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...

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4 months ago

Thanks to catch it. The right move year is 1906.

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in workingclasscalendar@lemmy.world•Carrero Blanco Bombed by ETA (1973) On this day in 1973, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco, the hand-picked successor to fascist Francisco Franco, was killed in a car bombing by Euskadi...

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9 months ago

Yes, but I think his flight was only 100 ft.

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in workingclasscalendar@lemmy.world•Alexander Berkman (1870 - 1936) Alexander Berkman, born on this day in 1870, was a leading activist and author in the anarchist movement in the early 20th century. "No intelligent radical can fail...

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10 months ago

People interested in this book, or others of Berkman, can find it in the Marxists Internet Archive: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/berkman/index.htm

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in workingclasscalendar@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...

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10 months ago

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in workingclasscalendar@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...

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11 months ago

Yeah, it’s now updated

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1 year ago

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in workingclasscalendar@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...

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1 year ago

Fully agree. I would add that racist behaviours in racialized ethnicities (as the Irish people in NY at that time) is not, historically, extraordinary.

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