On This Day in Working Class History

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Daily briefings of On This Day people's history anniversaries every day of the year. From the Working Class History team.
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8 July 1908: Birmingham coal strike

Jul 07 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: Browse all Stories by Date h

7 July 1864: Isabelo de los Reyes born

Jul 06 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: Browse all Stories by Date h

6 July 1934: Couva Plantation riot

Jul 05 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.Learn about workers' struggles in Trinidad in the 1930s in episodes 75-76 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e75-76-trinidad-general-strike/See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshis

5 July 1777: Scab first used in print

Jul 04 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.See our July T-shirt of the Month called Don't be a Scab here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/t-shirt-of-the-month/products/t-shirt-of-month-unisex-2207See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date

4 July 1998: Las Vegas anti-racists murdered

Jul 03 2024 2 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.Learn more about ARA in episode 49 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e49-anti-racist-action-in-minneapolis/And get hold of the comprehensive history of the group, We Go Where They Go – available in our online store: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/we-go-where

3 July 1918: Isle of Man general strike

Jul 02 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: Browse all Stories by Date h

2 July 1848: St Croix enslaved revolt

Jul 01 2024 2 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: Browse all Stories by Date h

1 July 1919: Prohibition strike planned

Jun 30 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.Browse our No Beer No Work merch: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/no-beer-no-workSee all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories

30 June 1977: Faridabad mass strike

Jun 29 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: Browse all Stories by Date h

29 June 1892: Homestead strike

Jun 28 2024 1 mins  
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayBrowse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateCheck out our Map of historical Stories: Browse all Stories by Date h