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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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20 May 1963: Eswatini miners strike
Mini-podcast about a strike by miners in Eswatini in 1963.
Support our colleagues in Gaza on their crowdfunder: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9qf6nz-hope-beyond-borders-yallas-gaza-crisis-fundSee all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
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19 May 1920: Battle of Matewan
Mini-podcast about a shootout between striking miners and bosses' thugs in Matewan, West Virginia in 1920.
Learn more in episodes 57-58 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e57-west-virginia-mine-wars-1902-1922/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/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
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18 May 1980: Gwangju uprising
Mini-podcast about an uprising against the US-backed dictatorship in Gwangju, South Korea in 1980.
Learn more in episodes 53-56 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e53-the-gwangju-uprising-1980/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/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
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17 May 1968: Catonsville 9
Mini-podcast about the Catonsville 9 – Catholic activists against the Vietnam War in 1968.
Learn more about opposition to the Vietnam war in episodes 43-46 of the Working Class History podcast, here.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/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
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16 May 1967: Hong Kong riots committee formed
Mini-podcast about the forming of a key committee during a wave of riots and rebellions against British colonial rule in Hong Kong in 1967.
Learn more in episodes 30-31 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e30-31-the-hong-kong-riots-1967/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/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
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15 May 1942: T-Bone Slim body found
Mini-podcast about the death of Industrial Workers of the World union songwriter and columnist, T-Bone Slim, in 1942.
Learn more in episode 1 of the Working Class Literature podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/wcl-e01-t-bone-slim-the-laureate-of-the-logging-camps/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/todayAnd browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/dateOur work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
Acknowledgements
Written and edited by Working Class History.Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack