#OtD 7 Apr 1926 Violet Gibson attempted to assassinate Mussolini, shooting him through the nose. After being beaten & arrested, Gibson tried to be released by convincing doctors she was mad, and was deported to Britain where she died

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#OtD 9 Dec 1842 one of the founders of contemporary anarchist-communism, Peter Kropotkin, was born. An activist, scientist, and philosopher, he abandoned his aristocratic background in favour of the revolutionary class struggle. Works available here:

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#OtD 24 May 1910 German shipyard worker August Landmesser was born. He is thought to be this worker defiantly refusing to perform a Nazi salute. He was later conscripted to a penal battalion then killed, while his Jewish partner was murdered in a camp

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#OtD 24 May 1910 German shipyard worker August Landmesser was born. He is thought to be this worker defiantly refusing to perform a Nazi salute. He...

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#OtD 24 May 1938 British authorities in Jamaica ordered the arrest of William Alexander Bustamante, a popular figure who had been addressing protests and writing letters to UK MPs about the dire economic conditions on the island

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#OtD 24 May 1938 British authorities in Jamaica ordered the arrest of William Alexander Bustamante, a popular figure who had been addressing protes...

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#OtD 24 May 1816 the Littleport riots were suppressed by killing one of the rioters. The riots were a response to the rising cost of grain, shortages, and high unemployment https://t.co/Jxim3iYmBP

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#OtD 24 May 1926 400 delegates representing 25 unions attended the founding conference of the syndicalist All-Japan Libertarian Federation of Labour Unions. Its member unions organised industries such as printing, textiles, and agriculture, among others https://t.co/iHdA4wh9Cg

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#OtD 24 May 1968 the May 68 uprising in France peaked. 10 million workers were on strike with many occupying their factories. The city of Nantes and its surroundings were controlled by the workers. The state plotted repression. Artwork from the movement:

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#OtD 24 May 1968 the May 68 uprising in France peaked. 10 million workers were on strike with many occupying their factories. The city of Nantes an...

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#OtD 24 May 2014 lesbian bouncer known as the "Rosa Parks of the gay community", Stormé DeLarverie, died aged 93 in Brooklyn. Born to a Black mother and a white father, she is credited by some as sparking the Stonewall riots. Learn more in our podcast:

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#OtD 24 May 2014 lesbian bouncer known as the "Rosa Parks of the gay community", Stormé DeLarverie, died aged 93 in Brooklyn. Born to a Black moth...

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E25-26: The Stonewall riots and Pride at 50

Podcast episode telling the story of the Stonewall riots, the Gay Liberation Front and Pride – radical LGBTQ history

#OtD 24 May 1988 the homophobic 'Section 28' passed into law in the UK. It stated that local authorities must not "promote homosexuality" or "the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship." The law sparked a wave of resistance.

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#OtD 24 May 1988 the homophobic 'Section 28' passed into law in the UK. It stated that local authorities must not "promote homosexuality" or "the a...

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#OtD 12 Mar 1912 Polish Jewish resistance activist Ala Gertner was born. While a slave labourer at a munitions factory she smuggled gunpowder to prisoners at Auschwitz to build grenades, who destroyed Crematorium IV & killed several SS officers

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#OtD 12 Mar 1912 Polish Jewish resistance activist Ala Gertner was born. While a slave labourer at a munitions factory she smuggled gunpowder to pr...

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