Charleston Church Massacre (2015) On this day in 2015, the Charleston Church Massacre took place in Charleston, South Carolina when a white supremacist entered Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal...

Angelo Sbardellotto Executed (1932) Angelo Sbardellotto was an Italian anarchist executed by the state on this day in 1932 for plotting to assassinate Benito Mussolini

East German Uprising (1953) On this day in 1953, in what became an uprising of more than one million people, 300 East German construction workers protested at government buildings, demanding the...

Justice for Janitors Strikers Attacked (1990) On this day in 1990, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) attacked immigrant janitors who were striking for the right to organize in Century City,...

Espionage Act (1917) The Espionage Act, passed on this day in 1917, is a federal U.S. law which has been used to suppress labor and political activism from American dissidents such as Eugene V....

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896) Harriet Beecher Stowe, born on this day in 1811, was an American abolitionist and author, best known for her anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin", published...

David Barsamian (1945 - ) David Barsamian, born on this day in 1945, is an Armenian-American radio broadcaster, writer, and the founder of Alternative Radio, a Colorado-based syndicated weekly...

Pentagon Papers Released (1971) On this day in 1971, the Pentagon Papers, leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, were published by the New York Times, detailing secret information about the history of and...

Walter Rodney Assassinated (1980) Walter Rodney was a Guyanese public intellectual and Pan-African Marxist who was assassinated by the state on this day in 1980, at 38 years old

Medgar Evers Assassinated (1963) Medgar Evers was an American civil rights leader who achieved national prominence for his efforts in fighting racial oppression in Mississippi, work for which he...

Théophile Ferré (1845 - 1871) Théophile Ferré, born on this day in 1845, was a revolutionary leader of the Paris Commune. Ferré personally authorized the execution of the archbishop of Paris and...

U.S. Invades the Dominican Republic (1965) On this day in 1965, the U.S. invaded the Dominican Republic with more than 22,000 troops in order to prevent a "communist dictatorship" from forming...

Pittsburgh Railway Strike (1877) The Pittsburgh Railway Strike began on this day in 1877 when more than 1,400 workers seized control of approximately 1,500 of their company's train cars, a labor...

Albert Goodwin (1887 - 1918) Albert "Ginger" Goodwin, born on this day in 1887 and nicknamed for his bright red hair, was a Canadian socialist and labor activist whose murder by police while...

Carrero Blanco Bombed by ETA (1973) On this day in 1973, Spanish Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco, the hand-picked successor to fascist Francisco Franco, was killed in a car bombing by Euskadi...

Alexander Berkman (1870 - 1936) Alexander Berkman, born on this day in 1870, was a leading activist and author in the anarchist movement in the early 20th century. "No intelligent radical can fail...

Harry Moore (1905 - 1951) Harry Tyson Moore, born on this day in 1905, was a civil rights activist and NAACP Florida state president who, alongside his wife Harriette, was among the first people...

Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia Executed (1909) Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia was a radical anarchist educator who was executed by the Spanish government on this day in 1909. His death caused a storm...

NYC Draft Riots (1863) The NYC Draft Riots began on this day in 1863, the culmination of racist white anger and working-class discontent over new conscription laws, passed to bolster the ongoing...