Portal:Anarchism/Anniversaries/October/October 6

1894 – A new initiative to have the prison sentence of Alexander Berkman commuted is launched by Emma Goldman
1900 – English anarchist author Ethel Mannin (d. 1984) is born in London
1934 – Spanish Revolution: Following a miners' uprising in Asturias, a Catalan republic is declared, but quickly suppressed by the Spanish Republic
1936 – Spanish Revolution: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is established by the CNT to administer the eastern half of Aragon
1945 – The founding congress of the Fédération Anarchiste (FA) begins in Paris
1970 – Shortly before the Days of Rage, the Weathermen destroy a statue (pictured) in Haymarket Square, Chicago which commemorated the policemen who died in the Haymarket affair of 1886

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.