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May 1968 – French Workers and Students Make History!
In 1968, students in France started a movement which became a general strike.
April 8, 1952: Truman Tries to Stifle Steel Strike
On April 8, 1952, President Truman ordered the nationalization of the steel mills in an attempt to prevent the workers from striking.
The Paris Commune – When Working People Took Charge
March 18 marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune of 1871, when the working class took control.
The Lowell Mill Strikes—Working Women Organizing in the Industrial Revolution
In February of 1834, the women working at the Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills went on strike against a pay cut - an early demonstration of working women's organizing activity.
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht: Revolutionary Socialists Martyred on This Day
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were murdered 102 years ago.
