roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 hours agoSusan Brownmiller (1935 - ) Susan Brownmiller, born on this day in 1935, is an American feminist author, journalist, and civil rights activist best known for her 1975 book "Against Our Will: Men,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1imageSusan Brownmiller (1935 - ) Susan Brownmiller, born on this day in 1935, is an American feminist author, journalist, and civil rights activist best known for her 1975 book "Against Our Will: Men,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agoT-Bone Slim (1880) T-Bone Slim, born on this day in 1880, was an IWW member, working class songwriter, and authorplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1imageT-Bone Slim (1880) T-Bone Slim, born on this day in 1880, was an IWW member, working class songwriter, and authorplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 23 hours 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 factoryplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-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 factoryplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoNashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) The Nashville Sit-ins began on this day in 1960 when 124 students protesting segregation walked into downtown Nashville stores and were refused service at their...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageNashville Sit-ins Begin (1960) The Nashville Sit-ins began on this day in 1960 when 124 students protesting segregation walked into downtown Nashville stores and were refused service at their...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agoAung San (1915 - 1947) Aung San, born on this day in 1915, was a Burmese revolutionary nationalist who was instrumental in helping Burma achieve independence from British imperialists, however he...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageAung San (1915 - 1947) Aung San, born on this day in 1915, was a Burmese revolutionary nationalist who was instrumental in helping Burma achieve independence from British imperialists, however he...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoDavid Graeber (1961 - 2020) David Graeber, born on this day in this 1961, was an American anthropologist, anarchist activist and author known for his books "Debt: The First 5000 Years", "The...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1imageDavid Graeber (1961 - 2020) David Graeber, born on this day in this 1961, was an American anthropologist, anarchist activist and author known for his books "Debt: The First 5000 Years", "The...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agoJohn L. Lewis (1880 - 1969) John Lplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageJohn L. Lewis (1880 - 1969) John Lplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoVirgilia D'Andrea (1888 - 1933) Virgilia D'Andrea, born on this day in 1888, was an anarchist activist and poet whose writings were suppressed by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageVirgilia D'Andrea (1888 - 1933) Virgilia D'Andrea, born on this day in 1888, was an anarchist activist and poet whose writings were suppressed by the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agoSlovak Unemployment Riots Begin (2004) On this day in 2004, the first store was looted in a series of riots and protests by unemployed people in Slovakiaplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageSlovak Unemployment Riots Begin (2004) On this day in 2004, the first store was looted in a series of riots and protests by unemployed people in Slovakiaplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoBoeing Employees Strike (2000) On this day in 2000, 19,000 of Boeing Company engineering and technical employees walked off the job in what historian Howard Zinn called "the biggest white-collar...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10
arrow-up164arrow-down1imageBoeing Employees Strike (2000) On this day in 2000, 19,000 of Boeing Company engineering and technical employees walked off the job in what historian Howard Zinn called "the biggest white-collar...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoHiratsuka Raichō (1886 - 1971) Hiratsuka Raichō, born on this day in 1886, was an anarchist writer, journalist, political activist, and pioneering Japanese feministplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageHiratsuka Raichō (1886 - 1971) Hiratsuka Raichō, born on this day in 1886, was an anarchist writer, journalist, political activist, and pioneering Japanese feministplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agoYên Bái Mutiny (1930) On this day in 1930, 50 Vietnamese soldiers of the French colonial army mutinied, attempting to take control of the Yên Bái garrison and begin a war of independence against...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageYên Bái Mutiny (1930) On this day in 1930, 50 Vietnamese soldiers of the French colonial army mutinied, attempting to take control of the Yên Bái garrison and begin a war of independence against...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agoMarianne Baum (1912 - 1942) Marianne Baum, born on this day in 1912, was a German communist who was executed by the Nazis after the Baum Gruppe, co-founded by her husband, Herbert (shown), set...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageMarianne Baum (1912 - 1942) Marianne Baum, born on this day in 1912, was a German communist who was executed by the Nazis after the Baum Gruppe, co-founded by her husband, Herbert (shown), set...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoLouis Auguste Blanqui (1805 - 1881) Louis Auguste Blanqui, born on this day in 1805, was a French socialist and political activist, notable for his revolutionary theory of Blanquism and being the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageLouis Auguste Blanqui (1805 - 1881) Louis Auguste Blanqui, born on this day in 1805, was a French socialist and political activist, notable for his revolutionary theory of Blanquism and being the...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agoSan Diego Free Speech Fight (1912) On this day in 1912, the city of San Diego banned giving speeches on the street in an attempt to suppress labor organizing efforts by the IWW, leading to a "Free...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageSan Diego Free Speech Fight (1912) On this day in 1912, the city of San Diego banned giving speeches on the street in an attempt to suppress labor organizing efforts by the IWW, leading to a "Free...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days 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-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agoCripple Creek Miners' Strike (1894) On this day in 1894, miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado went out on strike to fight against wage cutsplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageCripple Creek Miners' Strike (1894) On this day in 1894, miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado went out on strike to fight against wage cutsplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoCamilo Cienfuegos (1932 - 1959) Camilo Cienfuegos, born on this day in 1932, was a Cuban revolutionary who served as one of Fidel Castro's top guerilla commanders, becoming known as the "Hero of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageCamilo Cienfuegos (1932 - 1959) Camilo Cienfuegos, born on this day in 1932, was a Cuban revolutionary who served as one of Fidel Castro's top guerilla commanders, becoming known as the "Hero of...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agoSeattle General Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike involving ~100,000 workers in Seattle beganplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1imageSeattle General Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike involving ~100,000 workers in Seattle beganplus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agoLa Canadenca Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike broke out in Catalonia when thousands of workers across multiple industries went out on strike, causing widespread power outages...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageLa Canadenca Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, a general strike broke out in Catalonia when thousands of workers across multiple industries went out on strike, causing widespread power outages...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
