This Day in Radical History- Sept.13th-WOW a great list today

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September 13
Things that happened on this day that you never had to memorize in school

1663: First serious recorded slave revolt in colonial America in Gloucester County, Virginia. The conspirators, both white servants and black slaves, are betrayed by fellow indentured servants.

1743: England, Austria, and Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms.

1759: Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Quebec City. One of the most important battles in North American history, in which the British drove the French out of Canada.

1814: "Star-Spangled Banner" written to the tune of a drinking song.

1847: In the final, decisive battle of the Mexican-American War, U.S. Army seizes Mexico City, forces Mexico to cede nearly half its land mass -- what are now Arizona, New Mexico, and portions of Alta California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Texas.

1858: Students at Oberlin College free fugitive slave from slave catchers.

1880: England passes the first Employers' Liability Act, granting compensation to workers injured on the job.

1886: Birth of Alain Locke, Philadelphia, Pa. First African-American Rhodes scholar and an influential writer, educator, and philosopher.

1899: First person in U.S. killed by automobile. More to follow.

1940: Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs.

1948: Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME) elected senator; first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.

1961: Bertrand Russell, aged 89, and 32 others arrested for a major demonstration against nuclear weapons in Trafalgar Square, London.

1971: Pres. Nixon, speaking to chief of staff Bob Haldeman: "Now here's the point, Bob. Please get me the names of the Jews. You know, the big Jewish contributors to the Democrats. Could we please investigate some of the cocksuckers?"

1971: Five hundred New York state troopers storm Attica Prison, ending a five-day-long uprising by opening fire. After firing 2,200 bullets in 9 minutes, 29 prisoners and 10 guards are left dead; 86 others are injured. The attack was ordered by Gov. (later Vice President) Nelson Rockefeller, who refused to take part in the preceding negotiations.

1972: Forty pissed off Indians take over BIA office in Pawnee, Okla.

1982: European Parliament votes for phasing out promotion and advertising of war toys.

1982: Residents demand damages for damages caused by radioactive exposure during above ground nuclear tests in 1950s in southern Nevada and Utah.

1983: First accompaniment group from Peace Brigades International arrives in Guatemala to provide nonviolent witness and protection for indigenous leaders.

1993: Israel and PLO agree to "limited" self-rule for Palestine.

1993: Direct action begins against construction of M11 freeway in East London.


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