Working Class History
Working Class History#OtD 2 Jan 2020 a fake protest was held in Antofagasta, Chile, to lead injured street dog, El Vaquita, to a vet. He wouldn't let himself be taken, but as he joined marches, he joined the "protest", which led him to get treatment. Protest dog items here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/animals
Working Class History#OtD 1 Jan 1967 undercover police raided LGBT+ bar the Black Cat Tavern in Los Angeles after patrons dared to kiss to celebrate the new year, arresting 14 and charging 6 with lewd conduct, and leading to a protest outside on Feb 11 https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8071/police-raid-black-cat
Working Class History#OtD 28 Dec 1943 after the arrest of two partisans, Mario Fiorentini threw two kilos of TNT at SS guards outside a prison in Rome, killing eight. The Nazis opened fire but were unable to hit him as he quickly cycled away to safety. More in our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-80-italian-resistance/
Working Class History#OtD 28 Dec 1943 fascists executed all seven brothers of the anti-fascist Cervi family as punishment for their activity in the 'Banda Cervi' partisan unit of the Italian resistance. Learn more about the resistance in our podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-80-italian-resistance/
Working Class History#OtD 25 Dec 1889 Octave Garnier (aka: 'Le Terrassier') was born in France. As a 13-year old he became a member of the anarchist Bonnot Gang, stealing cars and robbing banks. More on the Bonnot Gang in this book: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/the-bonnot-gang-the-story-of-the-french-illegalists-richard-parry
Working Class History#OtD 25 Dec 1837 the Africans and Native Americans who formed Florida's Seminole nation defeated a vastly superior US invading army bent on cracking this early rainbow coalition and returning the Africans to slavery https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9721/seminole-nation-defeat-u.s.-army
Working Class History#OtD 24 Dec 1913 73 people (59 of whom were children) were killed at a Christmas party of striking miners' families. Witnesses said they saw bosses' thugs shouting "fire", and some claimed they held doors shut, causing a crush on the stairway https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9637/christmas-eve-calumet-massacre
Working Class History#OtD 23 Dec 1961 Dutch Spanish Civil War volunteer, Fanny Schoonheyt, known as the queen of the machine gun, died. She was the only Dutch woman volunteer who fought the fascists, serving on the Aragon front until wounded. Learn more about the war: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e39-the-spanish-civil-war-an-introduction/
Working Class History#OtD 21 Dec 1916 in Bulgaria during World War I, troops of the 25th Brigade mutinied and declared that they would not cross the Danube and invade foreign soil. It started spreading so authorities brutally crushed it https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9358/bulgarian-wwi-soldiers-mutiny
Working Class History#OtD 21 Dec 1848 escaped enslaved people, Ellen and William Craft, boarded a steamship in Savannah, Georgia, heading to Philadelphia where they arrived at Christmas. They then dedicated their lives to abolition and women's suffrage https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9355/ellen-and-william-craft-escape