roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agoEl Centro de la Raza Founded (1972) On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageEl Centro de la Raza Founded (1972) On this day in 1972, ESL staff from South Seattle Community College, students, and families occupied a vacant school building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood,...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agoEric Garner Murdered by NYPD (2014) On this day in 2014, Eric Garner was murdered by the NYPD, choked to death after police suspected him of selling loose cigarettes. Garner said "I can't breathe"...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageEric Garner Murdered by NYPD (2014) On this day in 2014, Eric Garner was murdered by the NYPD, choked to death after police suspected him of selling loose cigarettes. Garner said "I can't breathe"...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agoLebanon Crisis (1958) On this day in 1958, the U.S. invaded Lebanon with 54,000 troops in the name of anti-communism, occupying the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport, its first overt...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageLebanon Crisis (1958) On this day in 1958, the U.S. invaded Lebanon with 54,000 troops in the name of anti-communism, occupying the Port of Beirut and Beirut International Airport, its first overt...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agoSinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985) On this day in 1985, the French government, in an act of state-sponsored terror, bombed the Greenpeace-operated boat Rainbow Warrior, which was en route to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageSinking of the Rainbow Warrior (1985) On this day in 1985, the French government, in an act of state-sponsored terror, bombed the Greenpeace-operated boat Rainbow Warrior, which was en route to...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agoGhassan Kanafani Assassinated (1972) Ghassan Kanafani was a Palestinian author and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), assassinated on this day in 1972 by Israeli...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageGhassan Kanafani Assassinated (1972) Ghassan Kanafani was a Palestinian author and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), assassinated on this day in 1972 by Israeli...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 months agoSt. Louis Race Massacre (1917) On this day in 1917, white mobs in East St. Louis began indiscriminately killing black people, burning down homes with the families trapped inside, killing more than...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageSt. Louis Race Massacre (1917) On this day in 1917, white mobs in East St. Louis began indiscriminately killing black people, burning down homes with the families trapped inside, killing more than...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 months agoFounding of the IWW (1905) The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageFounding of the IWW (1905) The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded on this day in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, is an anti-capitalist and internationalist labor union whose slogan says "An...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 months agoZoot Suit Riots (1943) On this day in 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots began when thousands of white American servicemen in California began indiscriminately attacking people (mostly Latinos) wearing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageZoot Suit Riots (1943) On this day in 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots began when thousands of white American servicemen in California began indiscriminately attacking people (mostly Latinos) wearing...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 months agoGeorge 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...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageGeorge 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...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
roig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agoGabriela 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...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageGabriela 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...plus-squarestahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.coroig@lemmy.worldMBEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square0fedilink
