On This Day in Working Class History

On This Day in Working Class History

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On This Day in Working Class History episodes

  • 29 March 1963: Eswatini mill strike
    Mini-podcast about a strike by mill workers in Eswatini in 1963.
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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


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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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    2 min
  • 28 March 1919: Arkansas anti-anarchist law
    Mini-podcast about the ban on anarchism and communism in Arkansas in 1919.
    • 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
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    2 min
  • 27 March 1974: Christmas Island strike
    Mini-podcast about a strike by Asian workers against racism on Christmas Island in 1974.
    • 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
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    • If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
    2 min
  • 26 March 1915: Sioux City free-speech fight
    Mini-podcast about a successful free-speech fight by the Industrial Workers of the World union in Sioux City, Iowa, 1915.
    • 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
    • And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
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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
  • 25 March 2008: Equatorial Guinea Chinese strike
    Mini-podcast about a strike by Chinese workers in Equatorial Guinea in 2008.
    • 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
    • And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    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
  • 24 March 2008: Renault Romania strike
    Mini-podcast about a successful strike by Renault workers in Romania in 2008. 
    • 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
    • And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    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
  • 23 March 1944: Via Rasella attack
    Mini-podcast about the most successful attack of the Italian resistance against German Nazis during World War II, in 1944 in Rome.
    • Learn more about the Italian resistance in our podcast episode 77-80: https://workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-80-italian-resistance/
    • 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
    • And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    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
  • 22 March 1986: Philippines US bases strike
    Mini-podcast about the strike of workers in the Philippines, employed in US military bases in 1986.
    • 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
    • And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    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
    1 min
  • 21 March 1991: Poll tax abolished
    Mini-podcast about the abolition of the unpopular poll tax in the UK in 1991.
    • 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
    • And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    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
  • 20 March 2013: Azores Airlines strike
    Mini-podcast about a planned strike by workers at Azores Airlines in 2013.
    • 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
    • And browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    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

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