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12 August 1887: Maria Cano born
On this day, 12 August 1887, pioneering Colombian socialist and women's rights advocate María Cano, known as the "Flor del trabajo" ("Labour flower")…
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11 August 1958: Dockums drugstore sit-in
On this day, 11 August 1958, civil rights activists in Wichita, Kansas won a key early successful sit-in protest against segregated lunch counters. B…
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10 August 2005: Gate Gourmet dispute
On this day, 10 August 2005, the Gate Gourmet dispute began in London. British Airways (BA) had outsourced its airline meal production, primarily by …
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9 August 1979: YH wig workers occupation
On this day, 9 August 1979, the women workers of the YH wig making company in Seoul, South Korea, occupied the headquarters of the opposition New Dem…
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8 August 1883: MSG strike benefit
On this day, 8 August 1883, over 3,000 people attended a benefit ball and concert for striking telegraphers in New York's Madison Square Garden. A pr…
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7 August 1842: Chartist mass meeting
On this day, 7 August 1842, a mass meeting of 18,000 workers took place in the UK, organised by the Chartist movement.
They decided to call a general…
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6 August 1970: Yippies invade Disneyland
On this day, 6 August 1970, up to 300 Yippies — countercultural radical youth — invaded Disneyland, protesting against the Vietnam war and calling fo…
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5 August 1981: Air-traffic controllers fired
On this day, 5 August 1981, after just two days on strike, 11,345 federal air traffic controllers were sacked by US president Ronald Reagan for refus…
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4 August 1941: Moengo miners strike
On 4 August 1941, shovel operators in the Moengo bauxite mine in the then-Dutch colony of Suriname went on strike. The walkout of mostly Javanese and…
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3 August 1945: Wagglen family squat
On this day, 3 August 1945, a group in Melbourne called the Australian Soldiers' Legion (ASL) met up with a family called the Wagglens, which include…
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