Benito Mussolini Executed (1945) On this day in 1945, Italian fascist Benito Mussolini was summarily executed, likely by communist partisan Walter Audisio, and then his corpse was hung upside down...

Etta Federn-Kohlaas (1883 - 1951) Etta Federn-Kohlhaas, born on this day in 1883, was an anarchist writer, translator, educator, and member of the Mujeres Libres

Operation Red Dog (1981) On this day in 1981, nine white supremacists, including Stormfront founder Don Black and Canadian neo-Nazi Wolfgang Droege, were arrested by federal agents as they...

Waldeck-Rousseau Mutiny (1920) On this day in 1919, as part of the larger Black Sea Mutiny, French sailors mutinied, demanding better food, demobilization of reservists, and an immediate return...

April Revolution Succeeds (1960) On this day in 1960, illegitimate South Korean President Syngman Rhee was forced to resign and flee the country after weeks of sustained nationwide protests...

Bradford 12 Trial (1982) On this day in 1982, twelve members of the Trotskyist United Black Youth League (UBYL) were put on trial for conspiracy for possessing weapons of self-defense against...

Carnation Revolution (1974) On this day in 1974, the Carnation Revolution took place when a bloodless, anti-colonial military coup in Lisbon overthrew the Portuguese Estado Novo regime, which had...

Ruby Smith-Robinson (1942 - 1967) Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson, born on this day in 1942, was a civil rights activist who worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from its...

Rana Plaza Collapse (2013) On this day in 2013, the Rana Plaza, an eight-story building in Dhaka, Bangladesh containing multiple garment factories, collapsed, killing 1,134 people in the deadliest...

Easter Rising (1916) On this day in 1916, revolutionary Irish Republicans initiated the Easter Rising, proclaiming an Irish Republic independent of British rule and battling with the British Army...

Barbara Johns Student Walkout (1951) On this day in 1951, 16-year-old Barbara Johns led her classmates in a student strike protesting of the substandard conditions at her school, resulting in a...

Battle of Wood Green (1977) On this day in 1977, 3,000 anti-fascist demonstrators harassed and attacked National Front fascists who were attempting to march through the North London borough of...

Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924) Vladimir Lenin, born on this day in 1870, was a revolutionary Marxist theorist who played a leading role in the October Revolution

Anaconda Road Massacre (1920) On this day in 1920, an anti-labor posse, deputized by police, gunned down striking miners in Butte, Montana, shooting 15-16 men in the back, killing one

Spanish-American War Begins (1898) On this day in 1898, the Spanish-American War began, greatly expanding the scope of American imperialism, granting the U.S. sovereignty over the Philippines,...

Maria Silva Cruz (1915 - 1936) Maria Silva Cruz, born on this day in 1915, was a Spanish anarchist and hero of the Casas Viejas Uprising, executed by fascists at age 21

Walter Reuther Assassination Attempt (1948) On this day in 1948, social democratic labor organizer Walter Reuther was shot and nearly killed in his home

Operation Dewey Canyon III (1971) On this day in 1971, Operation Dewey Canyon III was initiated by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, who dubbed the planned protests "a limited incursion into the...

Looby House Bombing (1960) On this day in 1960, the home of famous Nashville politician and civil rights attorney Z

Harvard Living Wage Sit-In (2001) On this day in 2001, 46 demonstrators at Harvard University, carrying sleeping bags, computers, and a week's supply of food, occupied Massachusetts Hall, refusing...