Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924) Vladimir Lenin, born on this day in 1870, was a revolutionary Marxist theorist who played a leading role in the October Revolution. "Freedom in capitalist society is...
Anaconda Road Massacre (1920) On this day in 1920, an anti-labor posse, deputized by police, gunned down striking miners in Butte, Montana, shooting 15-16 men in the back, killing one. Workers had...
Spanish-American War Begins (1898) On this day in 1898, the Spanish-American War began, greatly expanding the scope of American imperialism, granting the U.S. sovereignty over the Philippines,...
Maria Silva Cruz (1915 - 1936) Maria Silva Cruz, born on this day in 1915, was a Spanish anarchist and hero of the Casas Viejas Uprising, executed by fascists at age 21. Despite the efforts of her...
Ludlow Massacre (1914) On this day in 1914, the Ludlow Massacre occurred when the Colorado National Guard and a private security force attacked 1,200 striking coal miners, killing 21 people,...
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943) On this day in 1943, the largest Jewish revolt during WWII began when Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto attacked Nazis attempting to deport them to death camps. Nazis razed...
Sarah Bagley (1806 - 1889) Sarah Bagley (shown left), born on this day in 1806, was a U.S. labor leader and author who played a key role in organizing the Lowell Mill Girls in the 1840s. After...
Paint Creek Mine War (1912) On this day in 1912, the Paint Creek Mine War began when West Virginia miners struck, demanding formal union recognition and fairer labor practices. The incident...
Harvard Living Wage Sit-In (2001) On this day in 2001, 46 demonstrators at Harvard University, carrying sleeping bags, computers, and a week's supply of food, occupied Massachusetts Hall, refusing...
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) On this day in 1961, the Bay of Pigs invasion took place when a force of 1400 Cuban exiles, funded and led by the U.S., landed on the southwest coast of Cuba in a...
Lenin's "April Theses" Published (1917) On this day in 1917, six months before the October Revolution, Vladimir Lenin's "April Theses" was published in Pravda. In the text, Lenin called for the...
Creole Slave Revolt Succeeds (1842) On this day in 1842, participants of the Creole Slave Revolt, one of the most successful slave revolts in American history, won their freedom after the...
Sierra Leone AML Strike (2012) On this day in 2012, workers at the London-based African Minerals Limited (AML) company went on strike in Bumbuna, Sierra Leone. The next day, protesters were fired...
Pacifica Radio 1st Broadcast (1949) On this day in 1949, the Pacifica Network - which maintains the oldest listener-supported radio stations in the U.S. and broadcasts shows such as Democracy Now...
A. Philip Randolph (1889 - 1979) A. Philip Randolph, born on this day in 1889, was a labor organizer, civil rights activist, and socialist politician who founded and led The Brotherhood of...
Valeriano Orobón Fernández (1901 - 1936) Valeriano Orobón Fernández, born on this day in 1901, was a Spanish anarcho-syndicalist theoretician, trade union activist, translator, and poet who wrote...
Bussa's Rebellion Begins (1816) On this day in 1816, the largest slave revolt in Barbadian history, known as "Bussa's Rebellion", began when a group of slaves burned cane fields in the St. Philip...
Amy Goodman (1957 - ) Amy Goodman, born on this day in 1957, is an American journalist, investigative reporter, and author who co-founded the news program Democracy Now!, which does not accept...
Julius Nyerere (1922 - 1999) Julius Nyerere, born on this day in 1922, was a socialist and anti-colonial Tanzanian politician who promoted a Pan-Africanist ideology known as Ujamaa, which means...
Shanghai Massacre (1927) On this day in 1927, conservative forces led by Chiang Kai-shek carried out the Shanghai Massacre, attacking and disarming workers' militias by force, resulting in more...
