Burning of Jaffna Public Library (1981) On this day in 1981, a Sinhalese mob burned Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka, one of the worst examples of ethnic book burning in the 20th century. The...
Stand for Children Rally (1996) On this day in 1996, the largest pro-children rally in U.S. history, more than 300k strong, began in D.C., leading to the founding of "Stand for Children". SFC...
Tulsa Race Massacre (1921) On this day in 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre began when mobs of white people attacked residents and businesses of the Greenwood District, known as "Black Wall Street",...
Morral Affair (1906) On this day in 1906, revolutionary anarchist Mateu Morral attempted to assassinate Spanish King Alfonso XIII and his bride via bomb. The attack failed, killing 24 bystanders,...
Merthyr Rising (1831) On this day in 1831, workers in the Welsh mining town of Merthyr Tydfil initiated an uprising against the capitalist class, reclaiming goods seized by debtors, striking, and...
The New York Conspiracy Panic (1741) On this day in 1741, the first two victims of the New York Conspiracy Panic, a wave of hysteria about the possibility of slaves and poor whites collaborating...
Cordobazo Uprising (1969) On this day in 1969, the Cordobazo Uprising began in the city of Córdoba, Argentina as a general strike, with workers seizing the city, burning the corporate headquarters...
Robert L. Allen (1942 - ) Robert Allen, born on this day in 1942, is an American professor, activist, and author who composed "Black Awakening in Capitalist America" (1969), a seminal text in the...
Mariola Sirakova Assassinated (1925) Mariola Sirakova, assassinated by state police at age 20 on this day in 1925, was a Bulgarian actress who organized with anarchists and hid wanted...
Indian Removal Act (1830) The Indian Removal Act, signed into law on this day in 1830, provided the legal authority for the president to force indigenous peoples west of the Mississippi River,...
Gezi Park Occupation (2013) On this day in 2013, Turkish protesters began occupying Gezi Park to oppose its demolition, an act with led to widespread protests and strikes with approximately...
Amelia Bloomer (1818 - 1894) Amelia Bloomer, born on this day in 1818, was an early American feminist associated with the "bloomers" clothing style. She was also the first American woman to own,...
Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886 - 1947) Lyuh Woon-hyung, born on this day in 1886, was a socialist politician who argued that Korean independence was essential to world peace. Lyun was assassinated in 1947...
House Committee on Un-American Activities Founded (1938) On this day in 1938, the House Committee on Un-American Activities was established to investigate suspected communist sympathies among...
George Floyd Murdered (2020) On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around...
Symon Petliura Assassinated for Pogroms (1926) On this day in 1926, Jewish anarchist Sholem Schwarzbard assassinated Symon Petliura, President of the Ukrainian People's Republic and leader of its...
Earth First Car Bombing (1990) On this day in 1990, in Oakland, California, an assassination attempt was made against environmental activists and political radicals Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney...
Drumheller Coal Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, under the banner of the One Big Union (OBU), approximately 6,500 miners in Alberta, Canada walked off the job during a dispute over wages, the...
Joe Slovo (1926 - 1995) Joe Slovo, born on this day in 1926, was a South African communist and militant opponent of apartheid whose wife was assassinated by police. "No matter what vision one has...
Margaret Fuller (1810 - 1850) Margaret Fuller, born on this day in 1810, was an American feminist journalist associated with the American transcendentalism movement. Her work "Woman in the...
