May 12, 1856 – Trade unions in Victoria, Australia,
demonstrated for the 8-hour day. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 12, 1902 –Anthracite coal miners went on
strike in Pennsylvania. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 12, 1916 -- James
Connolly, IWW organizer and Irish freedom fighter was executed on this date in
Dublin for his role in the Easter Rising. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 12, 1921 – The “Three Day's Battle" began
along both shores of the Tug River, in West Virginia, with sniping by labor
strikers at state police, deputies and coal company officials. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 12, 1926 – The Massachusetts Supreme Court upheld
the death sentences of Sacco & Vanzetti, denying their motion for a new
trial. (From the Daily
Bleed)
May 12, 1927 – Sandinista guerrillas decided to
continue their fight until they defeat the invading U.S. Marines. One of their
manifestos read, "it is better to be killed as a rebel than to live on as
a slave." (From the Daily
Bleed)
May 12, 1950 – A court ordered Communist Party
head Eugene Dennis to serve a year in jail for refusing to testify before House
Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). (From the Daily Bleed)
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