Oct 08 2008
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The Days of Rage by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Thirty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, the Days of Rage began in Chicago. On October 8th, 1969, under the slogan of “bring the war home,†anti-war protesters sought to intensify actions in order to bring an end to U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. Organized by members of …
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Oct 07 2008
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Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Fifty-three years ago on this day in people’s history, Allen Ginsberg recited his classic poem “Howl,” publicly for the first time. On October 7th, 1955, the beat poet seized an audience at Six Gallery in San Francisco. The famous opening lines of “Howl” read, ” I saw the best minds …
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Oct 06 2008
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The Terrorist Bombing of Cubana Flight 455 by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Thirty-two years ago on this day in people’s history, a terrorist attack brought down Cubana Flight 455. On October 6th, 1976, all seventy-three people aboard the commercial jetliner were killed during an overlapping flight from Barbados to Jamaica. The victims included all 24 members of Cuba’s national …
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Oct 03 2008
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The “El Corte” Massacre by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Seventy-one years ago on this day in people’s history, the first killings of the “El Corte†massacre occurred. In the early morning hours of October 3rd, 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians living within the border of the Dominican Republic were massacred on the orders of Dictator Rafael Trujillo. Driven …
Oct 02 2008
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The Tlatelolco Massacre by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Exactly forty years ago on this day in people’s history, demonstrators, most of which were students, were massacred by Mexican police and army forces. On October 2nd, 1968, hundreds of peaceful protesters were murdered and arrested under the regime of President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz in Tlatelolco, Mexico City. The violence erupted …
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Oct 01 2008
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The Bombing of the LA Times by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Ninety-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the Los Angeles Times newspaper was bombed. On October 1st, 1910, twenty-one people were killed as planted dynamite exploded igniting barrels of ink near the building. The bombing occurred during the Los Angeles Iron Workers strike that demanded a …
Sep 30 2008
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Cesar Chavez Founds The National Farm Workers Association by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Forty-six years ago on this day in people’s history, labor leader Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm Workers Association. On September 30th, 1962, after resigning from the Latino civil rights Community Service Organization, Chavez organized a convention in an abandoned theater in Fresno, California. It was …
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Sep 29 2008
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The Meeker Incident by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and twenty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, the “Meeker Incident†occurred. On September 29th, 1879, Nathan Meeker and ten other Bureau of Indian Affairs officials were killed by White River Ute Natives in present day Colorado. The BIA agents were attacked as Utes fought against the U.S. …
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Sep 26 2008
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The Makhnovist Defeat of the White Army by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Eighty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, anarchist guerrilla fighters under the command of Nestor Makhno routed White Army forces in the Ukraine. On September 26th, 1919, the defeat of General Denikin’s forces was a pivotal moment in the Russian Civil War that followed the …
Sep 25 2008
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The Little Rock Nine by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
Fifty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, members of the 101st US-Airborne Division were called in to escort black students into Little Rock Central High School. On September 24th, 1957, the “Little Rock Nine†went to class on the intervention of President Eisenhower. Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus …
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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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