Each day the world brims with newly written history of the human struggle for freedom. Many historians will examine and evaluate these events through the eyes and ears of tyrants, but here at This Day in Anarchy, we intend to seek out and share the stories that inform and empower our readers, not indoctrinate them.
Nat Turner's Rebellion
On this day in anarchy, the morning of August 21st, 1831, after several nights of secret meetings, Nat Turner and several other slaves turned on their "owners" in a violent upheaval.
Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti
1927 - More than 20,000 protesters assembled on Boston Common to protest the pending execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, two anarchists who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster during an armed robbery. The two men were exonerated of any wrongdoing in 1977, 50 years after their state-sponsored murders.
Nicolae CeauSesu
1968 – Nicolae Ceaușescu, at the time leader of Communist Romania, condemns the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian people to arm themselves against possible Soviet reprisals.
Oldsmobile
1897 – On August 21st, 1897 Olds Motor Works is founded by Ransom Eli Olds, later becoming known as "Oldsmobile". It wasn't until 1908 that GM absorbed Oldsmobile into it's conglomerated initiatives.
Dancing Ordinance
1923 - A city ordinance was passed in Kalamazoo, MI that would ultimately forbid a dancer from gazing into the eyes of their partner.
South Vietnamese Massacre
1963 - Over 15,000 Buddhists gathered in Saigon to protest the South Vietnamese government’s religious persecution, including the banning of any public display of the Buddhist flag. Furthermore, South Vietnam’s ruling class was part of a small Catholic minority who claimed that only Christian Vietnamese could be trusted and public policies reflected that sentiment. Troops and police reacted to the protest by arresting 1,400 protesters and killing or “disappearing” hundreds of others.
This Buddhist monk set himself on fire to demonstrate his outrage towards the South Vietnamese government. Image Source
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