Dec
30
2008
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The GM Sit-Down Strike of 1936-1937 by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Seventy-two years ago on this day in people’s history, General Motor autoworkers began a sit-down strike. On December 30th, 1936, members of the relatively newly formed United Autoworkers Union decided to lock themselves in Flint Michigan’s Fisher Body plant #1. GM had been planning …
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Dec
29
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by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Ninety-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, Mexican revolutionary Praxedis G. Guerrero died on his feet. On December 29th 1910, the anarchist contemporary of the Flores Magon brothers was killed fighting federal troops in Janos, Chihuahua in the course of the Mexican revolution. All too often overlooked …
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Dec
26
2008
“The Largest Mass Execution in US History” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and thirty-six years ago on this day in people’s history, thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged. On December 26th, 1862, the mass execution of the condemned men in Mankato, Minnesota was the largest such act ever carried out in the history of the United States. The hangings …
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Dec
25
2008
President Andrew Johnson’s X-mas Gift by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Exactly one-hundred and forty years ago on this day in people’s history, President Andrew Johnson gave a Christmas gift to supporters of the Confederacy. On December 25th, 1868, with the powers of his office, President Johnson granted unconditional amnesty to soldiers who fought for the Confederate south during the …
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Dec
24
2008
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The 1913 Italian Hall Massacre by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Exactly ninety-five years ago on this day in people’s history the Italian Hall Massacre occurred. On December 24th, 1913, seventy-three people were killed including sixty-two children at a Christmas party held by the Western Federation of Miners. Struggling for union recognition in …
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Dec
23
2008
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Somoza’s Earthquake by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Thirty-six years ago on this day in people’s history, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. On December 23rd, 1972, the Central American city violently shook forcing the displacement of two-thirds of its residents and the deaths of between 3,000 and 7,000 …
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Dec
22
2008
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“The Execution of Jose Maria Morelos” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and ninety-three years ago on this day in people’s history, Jose Maria Morelos was executed by the Spanish colonial authorities in Mexico. On December 22nd, 1815, the Roman Catholic Priest was put before the firing squad for his involvement in …
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Dec
19
2008
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Paine’s “American Crisis” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Two hundred and thirty-two years ago on this day in people’s history, Thomas Paine penned the first of his “American Crisis,†essays. On December 19th, 1776, the eighteenth century enlightenment thinker began his pamphlet series with the famous words, “these are the times that …
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Dec
18
2008
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Korematsu vs. the United States by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Sixty-four years ago on this day in people’s history, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the supposed constitutionality of Japanese internment camps. On December 18th, 1944, Justices handed down a 6-3 vote in the case of Korematsu vs. the United States. Considered one …
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Dec
17
2008
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The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Sixty-four years ago on this day in people’s history, the Chinese Exclusion Act was repealed. On December 17th, 1943, Congress acted to dissolve the discriminatory legislation that disallowed Chinese immigrants from entering the United States since 1882. Lawmakers were prompted to act due …
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