Modern School

March 20, 1852 -- Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, leading to a wave of support for abolition, as w...

March 11, 1811 - Luddites attacked looms near Nottingham. (From the Daily Bleed ) March 11, 1812 - L uddites suffered their first defeat ...

March 4, 1634 – The first American tavern opened on this date in Boston, Massachusetts. (From the Daily Bleed ) Union Stockyards, Chica...

Guards' cannon dragged to Montmartre During Paris Commune ( contemporary sketch ) February 27, 1871 – The Paris Commun...

Children of Lawrence, MA strikers sent to live with sympathizers in New York City during the work stoppage February 24, 1912 - Women...

February 17, 1879 – Russian nihilists unsuccessfully tried to assassinate Czar Alexander in St. Petersburg.   (From the Daily Bleed ) Bi...

February 11, 1916 – Feminist and civil-rights activist Flo Kennedy was born in on this date Kansas City, Missouri. As a lawyer, Kennedy ...

January 26, 1886 – In Decazeville, France, miners attacked the home of their sub-manager at Watrin Mines, after he slashed their wages...

Blake's "Lovers' Whirlwind" Illustration for Dante's Inferno (from  Wikipedia ) January 11, 1804  -- The Sussex...

December 30, 1883  -  John Swinton's Paper  described the abuse of immigrants conned by job sharks lured to the U.S. with tales of hi...

Terence Powderly, Grand Master of Knights of Labor, 1890 December 28, 1869  - The Knights of Labor (KOL) was founded on this date. ...

March 20, 1852 -- Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, leading to a wave of support for abolition, as well as...

March 11, 1930 - Mahatma Gandhi began his Salt March on this date. Marching from Ahmadabad to Delhi, Indians were protesting the salt tax a...

March 4, 1634 – The first American tavern opened on this date in Boston, Massachusetts. (From the Daily Bleed ) Union Stockyards, Chica...