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22 May 1992: Great Mine lockout
Season 5 Episode 22
Mini-podcast about the lockout of miners at the Royal Oak mine in Canada in 1992.
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21 May 1913: Royal Observatory bombing
Season 5 Episode 21
Mini-podcast about the bombing of the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh by suffragettes in 1913.
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20 May 1963: Eswatini miners strike
Season 5 Episode 20
Mini-podcast about a strike by miners in Eswatini in 1963.
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19 May 1920: Battle of Matewan
Season 5 Episode 19
Mini-podcast about a shootout between striking miners and bosses' thugs in Matewan, West Virginia in 1920.
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18 May 1980: Gwangju uprising
Season 5 Episode 18
Mini-podcast about an uprising against the US-backed dictatorship in Gwangju, South Korea in 1980.
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17 May 1968: Catonsville 9
Season 5 Episode 17
Mini-podcast about the Catonsville 9 – Catholic activists against the Vietnam War in 1968.
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16 May 1967: Hong Kong riots committee formed
Season 5 Episode 16
Mini-podcast about the forming of a key committee during a wave of riots and rebellions against British colonial rule in Hong Kong in 1967.
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15 May 1942: T-Bone Slim body found
Season 5 Episode 15
Mini-podcast about the death of Industrial Workers of the World union songwriter and columnist, T-Bone Slim, in 1942.
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14 May 2021: Livorno dockers Gaza boycott
Season 5 Episode 14
Mini-podcast about a boycott of a ship carrying military equipment for Israel for use in Gaza by dockers in Livorno, Italy.
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13 May 1935: Jamaica banana loaders strike
Season 5 Episode 13
Mini-podcast about a strike by banana-loaders in Jamaica in 1935.
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