Oct 21 2009
Back in the day on October 21st, 1835, fierce abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison was attacked by a racist mob. In an incident that has come to be known by history as the “Boston Riot,” the advocate for the immediate emancipation of slaves was dragged from a meeting of the Female Anti-Slavery Society. Opponents of abolition authored handbills …
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Oct 20 2009
The Johnny Bright Incident
Back in the day on October 20th, 1957, the Johnny Bright Incident occurred. During a college football game, a white player named Wilbanks Smith from Oklahoma A&M broke the jaw of Johnny Bright, a talented African-American halfback/quarterback from Drake University. Taking place in the first seven minutes of the game at Lewis Field in …
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Oct 19 2009
The Execution of Maurice Bishop
Back in the day on October 19th, 1983, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop of Grenada was executed in a coup d’état. Political instability on the Caribbean island had been brewing as days before Bishop had been placed under house arrest by members of his own New Jewel Movement Party. Popular support for the charismatic …
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Oct 16 2009
Olympic Black Power Salute
Back in the day on October 16th, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their fist in a black power salute during the Olympics. The two had just placed medal times in the 200 meter dash during the Mexico City games. Smith’s record setting sprint brought him gold and Carlos took …
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Oct 15 2009
David Miller Burns His Draft Card
Back in the day on October 15th, 1965 Roman Catholic Pacifist David J. Miller publicly burned his draft card at a rally against the Vietnam War. The move was an act of civil disobedience as President Lyndon Johnson had recently signed a bill into law that prohibited anyone from carrying out the …
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Oct 14 2009
National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Back in the day on October 14th, 1979, the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights took place. According to numerous sources, between 75,000 and 100,000 people turned out for the major demonstration on the nation’s capital. Among the speakers at the D.C. rally were …
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Oct 13 2009
Texas Constitution of 1845
Back in the day on October 13th, 1845, a majority of voters in the republic of Texas approved it to become the twenty-eighth state in the American union. As part of a political compromise, the newly ratified constitution that allowed for annexation also affirmed the right of slavery to continue in Texas under the …
Oct 12 2009
Boca de Sama Attack
Back in the day on October 12th, 1971, the small Cuban fishing village of Boca de Sama in the Eastern part of the island was attacked by boat. Gustavo Villoldo, a Cuban exile and CIA agent at the time, recently spoke of his role in the operation in a feature story published by the …
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Sep 14 2009
Debs Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Back in the day on September 14th, 1918, socialist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison. The day before, the perennial presidential candidate had been found guilty on three counts of violating the Espionage Act. The trial that led to his conviction and lengthy prison sentence centered on a …
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Sep 11 2009
The Coup in Chile
Back in the day on September 11th, 1973, the democratically elected government of Chile was overthrown. General Augusto Pinochet, who would soon reign as dictator, headed the violent US-backed military coup against President Salvador Allende. In the course of the day’s events, the Moneda presidential palace was bombarded under siege until, as the president’s …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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