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...
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...
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...
Guinea Declares Independence (1958) On this day in 1958, Guinea achieved total and immediate independence from France, the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so and the only former French...
Indonesian Mass Killings Begin (1965) On this day in 1965, the September 30th Movement assassinated six Indonesian Generals, beginning a period of West-backed mass murder of alleged communists,...
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...
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 &...
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...
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...
David Walker's Appeal (1829) David Walker was an American abolitionist and author who published "An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World" on this day in 1829, a seminal text that...
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,...
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...
Industrial Workers of Africa (1917) On this day in 1917, racially mixed study groups in South Africa founded the Industrial Workers of Africa, modeled on the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Canada Bans IWW (1918) On this day in 1918, Canada declared the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), along with 13 other organizations, to be unlawful while the state was engaged in war. Penalty...
Saigon Commune (1945) On this day in 1945, spontaneous communist revolution broke out in Saigon, Vietnam in response to French troops occupying various police stations, the Post Office, the...
