On This Day in Working Class History

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On This Day in Working Class History episodes

July 21, 202421 July 1945: Dublin laundry strike
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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Acknowledgements
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2 min
July 20, 202420 July 1979: Leonard Peltier escapes
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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Acknowledgements
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Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

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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/today
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3 min
July 19, 202419 July 1984: Dunnes store strike
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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Acknowledgements
Written and edited by Working Class History.
Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

Our 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.
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/today
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If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
2 min
July 18, 202418 July 1887: Argentina bakers union
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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/today
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Acknowledgements
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Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

Our 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.
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/today
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Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
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2 min
July 17, 202417 July 1971: Cabildo prison break
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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/today
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Acknowledgements
Written and edited by Working Class History.
Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

Our 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.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
2 min
July 16, 202416 July 2015: Nunavut power strike
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories:
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History.
Our 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

Our 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.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
2 min
July 15, 202415 July 1966: Euston colour bar scrapped
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories:
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History.
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Acknowledgements
Written and edited by Working Class History.
Theme music by Ricardo Araya. Check out his YouTube channel at youtube.com/@peptoattack

Our 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.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
2 min
July 14, 202414 July 1966: Fort Hood Three
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
Learn more about the GI resistance to the Vietnam war in episodes 10-11 of the Working Class History podcast: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e10-the-gi-resistance-in-vietnam-part-1/
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories:
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History.
Our 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

Our 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.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
2 min
July 13, 202413 July 1917: São Paulo general strike
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
Our July 2023 T-shirt of the month, made by a workers Co-op supporting grassroots unions in South Asia, commemorates this general strike: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/t-shirt-of-the-month/products/t-shirt-of-the-month0523
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories:
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History.
Our 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

Our 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.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
2 min
July 12, 202412 July 1994: Bridgestone Firestone strike
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories:
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History.
Our 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

Our 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.
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/today
Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
Check out books, posters, clothing and more in our online store, here: https://shop.workingclasshistory.com
If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
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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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