Annie Kenney (1879 - 1953) Annie Kenney, born on this day in 1879, was an English working-class, socialist suffragette who became a leading figure in the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)....
First Gay Liberation Front Protest (1969) On this day in 1969, the U.S. Gay Liberation Front held their first protest, demanding a meeting with Village Voice publishers who refused to publish...
People's Republic of Korea Formed (1945) The People's Republic of Korea (PRK) was a provisional government formed on this day in 1945. Based on people's committees, it presented a radical pro-...
Hazelton General Strike (1934) On this day in 1934, as part of a national textile strike, 25,000 workers initiated a general strike in Hazelton, PA. Despite worker demands not being met, anti-...
Flour City Strikers Killed (1935) On this day in 1935, ~5,000 striking workers in Minneapolis clashed with police in the "Battle for Seward". By the end of the night, two people were killed by...
Battle of Stockton (1933) On this day in 1933, the Battle of Stockton took place at the High Street of Stockton-on-Tees, England when hundreds of fascists were confronted by thousands of anti-...
Lattimer Massacre (1897) On this day in 1897, the Lattimer Massacre occurred when a Sheriff's posse fired into a crowd of unarmed, striking miners, killing 19. Miners, mostly Eastern European...
Elena Quinteros (1945 - 1976) Elena Quinteros, born on this day in 1945, was an anarchist Uruguayan school teacher arrested and killed in 1976, during the rule of a U.S.-backed military...
Col. Stone Johnson (1918 - 2012) Col. Stone Johnson, born on this day in 1918, was a bodyguard who protected figures involved in the civil rights movement. When asked how he could protect others...
Delano Grape Strike Begins (1965) On this day in 1965, the Delano Grape Strike began, lasting an astonishing five years before finally succeeding in 1970. During the strike, various labor groups...
Norwegian Milk Strike Begins (1941) On this day in 1941, a spontaneous, anti-fascist general strike broke out in Norway, initially from shipyard workers in protest of milk rationing. Involving...
Michael Imoudu (1902 - 2005) Michael Athokhamien Imoudu, born on this day in 1902, was a militant Nigerian labor union leader who led a historically important general strike in the country in 1945.
BART Strike (1997) On this day in 1997, 2,600 public transportation workers from the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District went on strike, demanding higher pay while causing massive...
Cork Harbour Soviet (1921) On this day in 1921, the Cork Transport Workers' Union took possession of the Harbour Board's offices and assumed complete control of the local port, forming a workers'...
Nada Dimić (1923 - 1942) Nada Dimić, born on this day in 1923, was a Yugoslav communist who was tortured by the Ustaša and murdered in a concentration camp during World War II at 18 years old. She...
RAF Kidnaps Schleyer (1977) On this day in 1977, the revolutionary Red Army Faction (RAF) kidnapped Hanns Martin Schleyer, a German capitalist and ex-member of the SS, to use as collateral to...
IWW Headquarters Raided (1917) Using the newly passed Espionage Act as a justification, on this day in 1917 the Department of Justice began a series of raids on 48 IWW meeting halls, arresting 165...
Victorine Brocher (1839 - 1921) Victorine Brocher, born on this day on 1839, was an anarchist Parisian Communard and writer who served as a delegate to the 1881 London Anarchist Congress and First...
Danziger Bridge Shootings (2005) On this day in 2005, police shot six unarmed civilians, all of them black, at the Danziger Bridge in New Orleans, six days after Hurricane Katrina. The NOPD...
Textile Workers' Strike (1934) On this day in 1934, a strike involving 400,000 textile workers from all across the U.S. began, the largest strike in U.S. history at the time. Striking workers...
