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Howard University Occupation: Student Protest and Black Power
On this day, 19 March 1968, more than 1,000 students at the historically Black Howard University began an occupation of the administration building t…
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Tolpuddle Martyrs Sentenced: Punishment and Protest
On this day, 18 March 1834 the British Tolpuddle martyrs — James Brine, James Hammett, George Loveless, James Loveless, John Standfield, and Thomas S…
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Armstrong Whitworth Strike: Women Workers in World War I
On this day, 17 March 1916, around half of the 12,000 women working at the Armstrong-Whitworth Elswick munitions factory in Newcastle went on strike …
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Beyazıt Square Massacre: The Attack That Shook Turkey
On 16 March 1978 the Beyazıt massacre took place in Istanbul when seven students were killed and 41 injured at the University of Istanbul.
The bomb a…
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Andorra Public Sector Strike: Workers vs Government Cuts
On 15 March 2018 hundreds of civil servants in Andorra went on strike for the first time since 1933 in protest at proposals to reform public sector p…
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USS Columbia Eagle Mutiny: Anti War Rebellion at Sea
On this day, 14 March 1970, two sailors aboard the SS Columbia Eagle, carrying 10,000 tons of napalm for the US military in Vietnam, mutinied in prot…
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Sömmerda Commune: A Forgotten German Workers’ Uprising
On 13 March 1920, in Germany, just hours after the far-right Kapp Putsch began and the Social Democratic government called for a general strike, work…
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Barcelona General Strike: Protest Against Franco
On this day, 12 March 1951, following a successful campaign against transport price rises, 300,000 workers took part in a general strike in Barcelona…
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Portugal Coup Attempt: The Crisis After the Carnation Revolution
On this day, 11 March 1975, there was an attempted far right coup in Portugal, known as the March 11 Intentona. This happened in the context of the r…
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El Bordo Fire: Tragedy in Pachuco, Mexico
On this day, 10 March 1920, the El Bordo mine fire occurred in Pachuca, Mexico, which killed dozens of miners. The fire broke out at 6 AM, and there …
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