2nd Palmer Raids Begin (1920) On this day in 1920, the Department of Justice launched a series of attacks against leftists and labor organizers across more than 23 states, arresting more than...
Anton Pannekoek (1873 - 1960) Antonie Pannekoek, born on this day in 1873, was a Dutch astronomer, philosopher, socialist revolutionary, and Marxist theorist associated with council communism....
Haitian Independence (1804) On this day in 1804, the Haitian Republic was established by self-liberated slaves, the culmination of years of violent revolt against French colonizers
Zapatista Uprising (1994) On this day in 1994, the same day that NAFTA took effect, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation declared war on the Mexican state, demanding "work, land, housing,...
Black Cat Tavern Raid (1966) On this day in 1966, undercover L.A. cops raided the Black Cat Tavern when celebrating queer patrons kissed each other at midnight
Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire (1986) On this day in 1986, striking hotel workers set fire to the Dupont Plaza Hotel in Puerto Rico in an attempt to scare off tourists
Flint Sit-Down Strike (1936) On this day in 1936, auto workers at the GM Fisher Number One Plant in Flint, Michigan began a highly organized 44-day occupation of their factory, winning a 5% wage...
Idaho Governor Assassinated (1905) On this day in 1905, Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg, who had arrested striking workers and detained them without trial, was assassinated by a bomb outside his...
Guy Debord (1931 - 1994) Guy Debord, born on this day in 1931, was a Marxist philosopher and filmmaker who co-founded the Situationist International and authored "The Society of the Spectacle"...
Knights of Labor Founded (1869) The Knights of Labor was an American labor federation founded on this day in 1869
Joseph Déjacque (1821 - 1864) Joseph Déjacque, born on this day in 1821, was a French anarcho-communist poet and philosopher who coined the term "libertarian" in reference to his own anti-...
Toranomon Incident (1923) The Toranomon Incident (虎ノ門事件) was an assassination attempt on the Prince Regent Hirohito of Japan by communist dissident Daisuke Nanba that took place in downtown Tokyo,...
Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976) Mao Zedong, born on this day in 1893, was a communist revolutionary and a founder of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman from 1949 until his...
South Korean General Strike (1996-97) On this day in 1996, more than 700,000 South Korean workers initiated a four-week general strike in response to a new anti-labor law passed quietly by the...
Seminole Nation Defeats U.S. Army (1837) On this day in 1837, Africans and Native Americans who had formed Florida's Seminole Nation decisively defeated an invading U.S. force more than twice...
Bloody Christmas (1951) On this day in 1951, LAPD officers beat 7 imprisoned civilians, an event known as "Bloody Christmas"
Stormé DeLarverie (1920 - 2014) Stormé DeLarverie, born on this day in 1920, was a biracial, queer icon whose reported scuffle with police was the spark that ignited the Stonewall Riots in 1969....
Mungyeong Massacre (1949) On this day in 1949, the South Korean Army slaughtered 86-88 unarmed civilians, including 32 children, in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang while disguised as communist...
Luigi Fabbri (1877 - 1935) Luigi Fabbri, born on this day in 1877, was an anarchist writer, theorist, and educator
Disgruntled Employee Takes Citibank Offline (2013) On this day in 2013, disgruntled Citibank employee Lennon Brown took down 90% of their North American servers before leaving
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