Modern School

Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag on 25 February 1848 June 23, 1848 – Workers rose up in Paris. The ...

Ruins of the Ludlow Miners Tent Colony June 22, 1914 – After calls for revenge against Standard Oil for the Ludlow Massacre , an an...

Caricature of the 3rd estate carrying the 2nd (clergy) and 1st (nobility) estates on its back June 20, 1791 – A French mob invaded t...

Juneteenth Celebration, Richmond Virginia, 1905 June 19, 1865 – Slaves were declared free in Texas, a date now celebrated each year...

Chartist riot, 1838 June 16, 1836 – The London Working Men's Association was formed, launching the Chartist movement.The Chart...

Wat Tyler's Death June 13, 1381 – Continuation of Wat’s Rebellion : Thousands of peasants marched into London to demand an end t...

Burning of the frigate Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor, by Edward Moran June 10, 1801 – Tripoli declared war on the U.S., for refus...

Grachus Babeuf May 28, 1797 – Revolutionary Gracchus Babeuf was executed (1760-1797). Babeuf formed a secret society that plotted ...

Versaille generals being shot during the Paris Commune May 22, 1871 –The "Bloody Week" continued in France for the second...

The Greek government has outlawed a teachers strike set to begin on May 17. The government signed a civil mobilization order banning t...

May 12, 1856 – Trade unions in Victoria, Australia, demonstrated for the 8-hour day. (From the Daily Bleed ) May 12, 1902 –Anthraci...