Oct
24
2008
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Walt Disney at HUAC by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Sixty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee. On October 24th, 1947, the famous animator, film producer, and founder of Disneyland participated in the investigations into alleged communist infiltration into Hollywood. In his examination by chief investigator Robert Stripling, Disney …
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Oct
23
2008
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The Topeka Constitution by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and fifty three years ago on this day in people’s history, delegates gathered for the Topeka Constitutional Convention in Kansas. On October 23rd, 1855, the first attempt to draft a constitution to establish the then-territory as a state took place in the political context of the struggle for free vs. …
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Oct
22
2008
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Sam Houston, President of Texas by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and seventy-two years ago on this day in people’s history, Sam Houston was sworn in as the first President of Texas. On October 22nd, 1836 the slave owning opponent of the abolitionist movement began his first of what would be two terms of office presiding over the Lone …
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Oct
17
2008
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The Massacre of Algerians in Paris by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Forty-seven years ago on this day in people’s history, French police and Special Forces massacred hundreds of demonstrating Algerians in Paris. On October 17th, 1961, approximately thirty-thousand protestors took to the streets to demand an end to an 8:30 p.m. curfew imposed solely on them. Upon the …
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Oct
16
2008
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Harper’s Ferry by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and forty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, militant abolitionist John Brown led a raid on Harper’s Ferry in West Virginia. On October 16th, 1859, Brown assembled a band of 22 men, including his own two sons, in an attempt to overtake the federal armory and arsenal. The …
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Oct
15
2008
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The Death of Chief Victorio by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and eighteen years ago on this day in history, the Apache Chief Victorio died following a battle with Mexican Troops. On October 15th, 1880, Victorio and his men had been surrounded in the Tres Castillos Mountains in Mexico just south of El Paso, Texas. A military strategist …
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Oct
14
2008
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The Pittsburgh Proclamation by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Exactly one-hundred and twenty-five years ago on this day in people’s history, the Founding Congress of the American Federation of the International Working People’s Association occurred. On October 14th, 1883, U.S. anarchists and social revolutionary groups convened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to establish the radical organization. Delegates at the Congress approved without …
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Oct
13
2008
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The Execution of Francisco Ferrer by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Ninety-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, anarchist philosopher Francisco Ferrer was executed in Spain. On October 13th, 1909, with no evidence of wrong doing, he was put to death before a firing squad as martial law cracked down on Spanish society. Ferrer had drawn the ire …
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Oct
10
2008
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The Windscale Fire by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Fifty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, The Windscale Fire took place in Cumbria, England. On October 10th, 1957, the worst nuclear accident to have occurred at the time released radioactive material over much of northern Europe. England, fearing falling behind in the race to obtain a nuclear arsenal …
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Oct
09
2008
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The Death of Che Guevara by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Forty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, Argentine born revolutionary Ernesto “Che†Guevara was killed in Bolivia. On October 9th, 1967, with orders coming from President Rene Barrientos, Guevara was executed in a schoolhouse in La Higuera by Bolivian army sergeant Mario Teran. The guerrilla leader had …
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