roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 21 days agoPhiladelphia General Strike (1910) On this day in 1910, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (RTC) fired 173 union members, resulting in a series of escalating labor actions that culminated in a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imagePhiladelphia General Strike (1910) On this day in 1910, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company (RTC) fired 173 union members, resulting in a series of escalating labor actions that culminated in a...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 26 days agoAkron Rubber Strike (1936) On this day in 1936, the Akron Rubber Strike began after Goodyear laid off 700 people, leading to 10,000 picketing around the factory. Goodyear funded a right-wing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageAkron Rubber Strike (1936) On this day in 1936, the Akron Rubber Strike began after Goodyear laid off 700 people, leading to 10,000 picketing around the factory. Goodyear funded a right-wing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 28 days agoPat Finucane Assassinated (1989) On this day in 1989, while eating with his family, Irish criminal defense lawyer Pat Finucane was assassinated by loyalist forces acting in collusion with the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imagePat Finucane Assassinated (1989) On this day in 1989, while eating with his family, Irish criminal defense lawyer Pat Finucane was assassinated by loyalist forces acting in collusion with the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agoFrance Anti-CPE Protests (2006) On this day in 2006, 400,000 people in France took the streets to protest the "First Employment Contract" (CPE), Prime Minister Villepin's new labor law which...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageFrance Anti-CPE Protests (2006) On this day in 2006, 400,000 people in France took the streets to protest the "First Employment Contract" (CPE), Prime Minister Villepin's new labor law which...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agoSeattle General Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike involving ~100,000 workers in Seattle began. Workers, vilified as "Bolsheviki", set up an alternative government that...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageSeattle General Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike involving ~100,000 workers in Seattle began. Workers, vilified as "Bolsheviki", set up an alternative government that...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 months agoMurray Bookchin (1921 - 2006) Murray Bookchin, born on this day in 1921, was a libertarian socialist political philosopher whose thought is associated with the Democratic Federation of Northern...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageMurray Bookchin (1921 - 2006) Murray Bookchin, born on this day in 1921, was a libertarian socialist political philosopher whose thought is associated with the Democratic Federation of Northern...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 months agoLuigi Fabbri (1877 - 1935) Luigi Fabbri, born on this day in 1877, was an anarchist writer, theorist, and educator. Fabbri was a prolific author; among his works is an anarchist response to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageLuigi Fabbri (1877 - 1935) Luigi Fabbri, born on this day in 1877, was an anarchist writer, theorist, and educator. Fabbri was a prolific author; among his works is an anarchist response to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 months agoPeter Kropotkin (1842 - 1921) Pyotr Kropotkin, born on this day in 1842, was a Russian scientist, historian, and anarchist theorist, known for his writings on mutual aid and advocacy of anarcho-...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imagePeter Kropotkin (1842 - 1921) Pyotr Kropotkin, born on this day in 1842, was a Russian scientist, historian, and anarchist theorist, known for his writings on mutual aid and advocacy of anarcho-...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agoEric Garner Murdered by NYPD (2014) On this day in 2014, Eric Garner was murdered by the NYPD, choked to death after police suspected him of selling loose cigarettes. Garner said "I can't breathe"...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageEric Garner Murdered by NYPD (2014) On this day in 2014, Eric Garner was murdered by the NYPD, choked to death after police suspected him of selling loose cigarettes. Garner said "I can't breathe"...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agoSinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985) On this day in 1985, the French government, in an act of state-sponsored terror, bombed the Greenpeace-operated boat Rainbow Warrior, which was en route to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageSinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985) On this day in 1985, the French government, in an act of state-sponsored terror, bombed the Greenpeace-operated boat Rainbow Warrior, which was en route to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agoSt. Louis Race Massacre (1917) On this day in 1917, white mobs in East St. Louis began indiscriminately killing black people, burning down homes with the families trapped inside, killing more than...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSt. Louis Race Massacre (1917) On this day in 1917, white mobs in East St. Louis began indiscriminately killing black people, burning down homes with the families trapped inside, killing more than...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months 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-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agoZoot Suit Riots (1943) On this day in 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots began when thousands of white American servicemen in California began indiscriminately attacking people (mostly Latinos) wearing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageZoot Suit Riots (1943) On this day in 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots began when thousands of white American servicemen in California began indiscriminately attacking people (mostly Latinos) wearing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 months agoGeorge Floyd Murdered (2020) On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageGeorge Floyd Murdered (2020) On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 year agoGabriela Silang (1731 - 1763) Gabriela Silang, born on this day in 1731, was a Filipina revolutionary who led a revolt against Spanish colonizers after her husband's assassination, vowing to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageGabriela Silang (1731 - 1763) Gabriela Silang, born on this day in 1731, was a Filipina revolutionary who led a revolt against Spanish colonizers after her husband's assassination, vowing to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
