New Peoples' Army Founded (1968) On this day in 1968, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People's Army, was founded. The CPP-NPA waged one of the longest communist...
Wellington Trades Hall Bombing (1984) On this day in 1984, the Trades Hall in Wellington, New Zealand was bombed, killing the building's caretaker and badly injuring his dog. Police suspected a...
Clara Lemlich (1886 - 1982) Clara Lemlich Shavelson, born on this day in 1886, was a Jewish communist and labor leader of the "Uprising of 20,000", a massive strike of shirtwaist workers in New...
Arkansas Bans Anarchy and "Bolshevism" (1919) On this day in 1919, Arkansas, joining the majority of U.S. states at the time, passed a law to explicitly "punish anarchy and to prevent the...
RAF Bombs Weiterstadt Prison (1993) On this day in 1993, the Red Army Faction (RAF) bombed and destroyed the newly finished Weiterstadt Prison near Frankfurt, Germany, causing approximately $90...
Vine Deloria Jr. (1933 - 2005) Vine Deloria Jr., born on this day in 1933, was an indigenous theologian, historian, professor, and activist who authored "Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian...
Kate O'Hare (1876 - 1948) Kate Richards O'Hare, born on this day in 1876, was an American Socialist Party activist, editor, and orator who was imprisoned during World War I after giving an anti-...
Rudolf Rocker (1873 - 1958) Johann Rudolf Rocker, born on this day in 1873, was an anarchist theorist, historian, and activist, known for critical anarchist texts such as "Anarcho-Syndicalism:...
Scottsboro Boys Accused (1931) On this day in 1931, the Scottsboro Boys were falsely accused of raping white women after fending off a group of white attackers, leading to a national scandal...
Yanis Varoufakis (1961 - ) Yanis Varoufakis, born on this day in 1961, is a Greek economist and politician who co-founded DiEM25, a left-wing European political party. "The economy is too...
Óscar Romero Assassinated (1980) Óscar Romero was an Archbishop of San Salvador and social activist who was assassinated on this day in 1980 after giving a sermon where he urged government...
Walter Rodney (1942 - 1980) Walter Rodney, born in Guyana on this day in 1942, Pan-African, Marxist intellectual who was assassinated by the Guyanese government in 1980 at 38 years old. "If there...
Norris-La Guardia Act (1932) The Norris-La Guardia Act, passed on this day in 1932, is a U.S. labor law that bans yellow-dog contracts, federal injunctions against non-violent labor disputes, and...
Emilio Aguinaldo (1869 - 1964) Emilio Aguinaldo, born on this day in 1869, was a Filipino revolutionary, politician, and military leader who became the first President of the Philippines (1899 -...
Truman's "Loyalty Order" (1947) On this day in 1947, U.S. President Harry Truman signed the "Loyalty Order", an executive order designed to root out communist influence in the federal government,...
Selma-Montgomery March (1965) On this day in 1965, on what was the third attempt by organizers to do so, voting rights activists successfully marched 54 miles from Selma, Alabama to the state...
Chicago Eight Indicted (1969) On this day in 1969, the "Chicago Eight", protesters associated with the 1968 DNC riots, including Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale and civil rights activist...
U.S. Invades Iraq (2003) On this day in 2003, Iraq was invaded by the U.S. and a "coalition of the willing", including the U.K., Australia, and others. The invasion and subsequent military...
Gabriela Silang (1731 - 1763) Gabriela Silang, born on this day in 1731, was a Filipina revolutionary who led a revolt against Spanish colonizers after her husband's assassination, vowing to...
Harlem Riot (1935) On this day in 1935, a riot in Harlem began, sparked by rumors that a black Puerto Rican teenager was beaten by employees at a "five and dime" store, leading to what historian...
