roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 hours agoLebanon Crisis (1958) On this day in 1958, the U.S. invaded Lebanon with 54,000 troops in the name of anti-communism, occupying the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport, its first overt...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down12
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageLebanon Crisis (1958) On this day in 1958, the U.S. invaded Lebanon with 54,000 troops in the name of anti-communism, occupying the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport, its first overt...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 hours agoJean-Bertrand Aristide (1953 - ) Jean-Bertrand Aristide, born on this day in 1953, is a liberation theologian who became Haiti's first democratically elected president in 1990, serving off and on...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageJean-Bertrand Aristide (1953 - ) Jean-Bertrand Aristide, born on this day in 1953, is a liberation theologian who became Haiti's first democratically elected president in 1990, serving off and on...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agoStorming of the Bastille (1789) On this day in 1789, a crowd of nearly one thousand protesters stormed the Bastille in Paris, France, a major event in the French Revolution, commemorated annually...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1imageStorming of the Bastille (1789) On this day in 1789, a crowd of nearly one thousand protesters stormed the Bastille in Paris, France, a major event in the French Revolution, commemorated annually...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agoRohana Wijeweera (1943 - 1989) Rohana Wijeweera, born on this day in 1943, was a Sri Lankan Marxist revolutionary and the founding leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP, English: "People's...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down12
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageRohana Wijeweera (1943 - 1989) Rohana Wijeweera, born on this day in 1943, was a Sri Lankan Marxist revolutionary and the founding leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP, English: "People's...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoNYC 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...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1imageNYC 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...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoBombardment of Greytown (1854) The Bombardment of Greytown was a naval bombing and invasion by the U.S. warship USS Cyane on this day in 1854 against the town of Greytown in the Miskito Kingdom...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageBombardment of Greytown (1854) The Bombardment of Greytown was a naval bombing and invasion by the U.S. warship USS Cyane on this day in 1854 against the town of Greytown in the Miskito Kingdom...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoMalala Yousafzai (1997 - ) Malala Yousafzai, born on this day in 1997, is a Pakistani feminist and socialist activist who survived an attempted assassination by the Taliban at fifteen years old....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down11
arrow-up156arrow-down1imageMalala Yousafzai (1997 - ) Malala Yousafzai, born on this day in 1997, is a Pakistani feminist and socialist activist who survived an attempted assassination by the Taliban at fifteen years old....plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoE.D. Nixon (1899 - 1987) E.D. Nixon, born on this day in 1899, was a civil rights leader and union organizer who played a crucial role in organizing the landmark 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1imageE.D. Nixon (1899 - 1987) E.D. Nixon, born on this day in 1899, was a civil rights leader and union organizer who played a crucial role in organizing the landmark 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoErich Mühsam (1934) Erich Mühsam, murdered by Nazis on this day in 1934, was a Jewish anarchist author who openly condemned Nazism and satirized Hitler before being arrested by the Nazi regime in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down10
arrow-up183arrow-down1imageErich Mühsam (1934) Erich Mühsam, murdered by Nazis on this day in 1934, was a Jewish anarchist author who openly condemned Nazism and satirized Hitler before being arrested by the Nazi regime in...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days 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-square1fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down13
arrow-up1134arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoNiagara Movement Founded (1905) The Niagara Movement, founded on this day in 1905, was a civil rights organization led by WEB Du Bois and William Trotter whose "Declaration of Principles" demanded...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageNiagara Movement Founded (1905) The Niagara Movement, founded on this day in 1905, was a civil rights organization led by WEB Du Bois and William Trotter whose "Declaration of Principles" demanded...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoMary McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955) Mary Bethune, born on this day in 1875, was a U.S. educator and civil rights activist. "The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageMary McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955) Mary Bethune, born on this day in 1875, was a U.S. educator and civil rights activist. "The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoJune Jordan (1936 - 2002) June Jordan, born on this day in 1936, was a queer Jamaican-American author, feminist, and educator whose works include Some of Us Did Not Die and Report From the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1imageJune Jordan (1936 - 2002) June Jordan, born on this day in 1936, was a queer Jamaican-American author, feminist, and educator whose works include Some of Us Did Not Die and Report From the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoGovan Mbeki (1910 - 2001) Govan Mbeki, born on this day in 1901, was a communist journalist and South African revolutionary. He was imprisoned by the apartheid government for more than 24 years,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down11
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageGovan Mbeki (1910 - 2001) Govan Mbeki, born on this day in 1901, was a communist journalist and South African revolutionary. He was imprisoned by the apartheid government for more than 24 years,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoBirmingham Coal Workers' Strike (1908) After years of escalating tensions over pay, 4,000 miners, organized across racial lines, in Birmingham, Alabama began striking on this day in 1908, quickly...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1imageBirmingham Coal Workers' Strike (1908) After years of escalating tensions over pay, 4,000 miners, organized across racial lines, in Birmingham, Alabama began striking on this day in 1908, quickly...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoGhassan Kanafani Assassinated (1972) Ghassan Kanafani was a Palestinian author and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), assassinated on this day in 1972 by Israeli...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down13
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageGhassan Kanafani Assassinated (1972) Ghassan Kanafani was a Palestinian author and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), assassinated on this day in 1972 by Israeli...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoTappan Riot (1834) On this day in 1834, New York City was rocked by a huge anti-abolitionist riot (known as the Farren or Tappan Riot) that lasted for nearly a week until it was put down by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1imageTappan Riot (1834) On this day in 1834, New York City was rocked by a huge anti-abolitionist riot (known as the Farren or Tappan Riot) that lasted for nearly a week until it was put down by...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoMarch of the Mill Children (1903) The March of the Mill Children was a three-week trek from Philadelphia to New York by striking child and adult textile workers, led by Mother Jones, launched on...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down10
arrow-up145arrow-down1imageMarch of the Mill Children (1903) The March of the Mill Children was a three-week trek from Philadelphia to New York by striking child and adult textile workers, led by Mother Jones, launched on...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoFrida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) Frida Kahlo, born on this day in 1907, was a Mexican artist and revolutionary communist known for her folk-art inspired style paintings, touching on themes on gender,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down11
arrow-up147arrow-down1imageFrida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) Frida Kahlo, born on this day in 1907, was a Mexican artist and revolutionary communist known for her folk-art inspired style paintings, touching on themes on gender,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoWagner Act (1935) The National Labor Relations Act is a U.S. labor law that became effective on this day in 1935, guaranteeing the right of private sector employees to organize trade unions,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10
arrow-up143arrow-down1imageWagner Act (1935) The National Labor Relations Act is a U.S. labor law that became effective on this day in 1935, guaranteeing the right of private sector employees to organize trade unions,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink