May 13, 1960 – Police violently attacked students who
were nonviolently protesting HUAC hearings. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 13, 1968 – Students occupied the Sorbonne, in
Paris and joined workers in a General Strike. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 13, 1968 – The Poor People’s Campaign raised
Resurrection City, in Washington, D.C. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 13, 1985 – Philadelphia Mayor
Wilson Goode ordered MOVE headquarters bombed, resulting in 11 deaths and 61
homes destroyed. (From the Daily Bleed)
May 13, 1989 – 1,000 students began a hunger strike in support of
democracy protestors’ demands for a dialogue with the government. (From the Daily Bleed)
