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Working Class History
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#OtD tweets & podcast. History isn't made by kings or politicians, it's made by billions of ordinary people. Support us: patreon.com/workingclasshi…
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#OtD 7 or 8 Dec 1970, the "Golpe Borghese" coup in Italy was attempted. The plot by hundreds of neofascists, assisted by some within the government, was suspended just hours before it was due to take place libcom.org/history/1970-g… pic.twitter.com/c3SE7b9Fh3
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#OtD 7 Dec 1959 oil workers in Fiji went on strike, for the first time uniting different ethnic groups, mainly Fijian and Indian. Both the British colonial government and traditional Fijian chiefs worked together to oppose the strike libcom.org/history/1959-f…
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#OtD 7 Dec 1928, Noam Chomsky, legendary American linguist, radical, social critic, activist and member of the @IWW union was born in Philadelphia. We spoke to Prof Chomsky in our podcast episode about the Vietnam war: workingclasshistory.com/2018/10/31/e14… pic.twitter.com/gpaywtmbUb
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#OtD 7 Dec 1910 Polish radical group the Revolutionary Avengers robbed a freight train at Pabianice station of 7000 roubles in one of many acts of expropriation libcom.org/history/anarch… pic.twitter.com/OiJOuMk96E
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That's exactly what they were saying. That first tweet of theirs was in response to Western media and pro coup claiming the size of Street protests was indicative of support for the coup , which was not true
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We're not, but we're friends
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#OtD 7 Dec 1896, Japanese translator, feminist, socialist and lesbian Yuasa Yoshiko (湯浅 芳子) was born in Kyoto. As an early supporter of the women's rights movement, she became involved in the left-wing Tyrian literature movement #herstory pic.twitter.com/W1YgmHdvLg
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#OtD 6 December 1977 1,000 textile workers in #Kanpur #India fought armed security until #police intervened shooting workers and killing between 11 and 100 libcom.org/history/cycle-…
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#OtD 6 Dec 1989 14 women, most of whom were training in engineering fields, were murdered in a mass shooting at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. The killer targeted women, claimed he was "fighting feminism," and killed himself after shooting 28 people #herstory pic.twitter.com/U7mhg3bHw0
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To our knowledge he never did. And I would say the challenge would be on that person to back up their claim
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Working Class History
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Thanks so much! Hope your friend likes them!
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Woo! There should still be time to get your own before Xmas in our online store: shop.workingclasshistory.com
see our FAQ for shipping deadlines twitter.com/mikeinpride/st…
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#OtD 6 December 1907 worst #mining disaster in US history took place in West Virginia killing all but 5 of 367 workers. It left over 1000 mostly Italian children fatherless & inspired 1st #FathersDay next year libcom.org/history/monong… pic.twitter.com/iXZlkJISEG
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#OtD 6 Dec 1965, Rose Pesotta, Russian Jewish anarchist garment worker, died in Miami. Leaving Russia in 1916 to avoid an arranged marriage, she found work in the textile industry and became one of America's first female labour leaders #herstory libcom.org/history/articl… pic.twitter.com/m4PXMdBYFy
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#OtD 6 Dec 2008 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos was shot at point-blank range by police in Exarchia, Athens. It sparked weeks of national protests and riots and resulted in the imprisonment of the two officers involved libcom.org/history/greek-… pic.twitter.com/fQ1oedxG6p
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Mostly pretty young, but would think that's probably in line with Spotify demographics. I think the Beatles are alright. Never really liked them until a particular life incident, So think you can end up liking music for "autobiographical" reasons… Not that I ever play them tho pic.twitter.com/UcgjPA5N2J
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Working Class History
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For our sister @workingclasslit podcast, listeners have mostly been listening to: The Rolling Stones, Ariana Grande, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and The Beatles.
Follow them here: open.spotify.com/show/5hLrk9hBV…
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Working Class History
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If you're on Spotify, Follow our podcast and check out any episodes you haven't heard yet while we're on our holiday break!
open.spotify.com/show/3dqQUrBAm…
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Working Class History
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... And 6% of our listeners identify (on Spotify at least) as non-binary.
Our most popular episodes were: 21) The Stonewall Rebellion, 1) The Grunwick Strike and 14) The Vietnam War with Noam Chomsky...
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Working Class History
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As everyone is doing their #SpotifyWrapped, thought we could share some info about people who listen to the Working Class History podcast on Spotify. Top artists being listened to by our listeners are: Bob Dylan, FKA twigs, Kendrick Lamar, The Beatles and Frank Ocean...
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