On this day

[GarveyLives]

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2 April 1980: Members of the community in the St Pauls district of Bristol, a city which had previously been a major port in the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans, responded to an attack by local police on the Black and White Cafe, in Grosvenor Road. Several hours later, 130 people had been arrested, and 25 people had been taken to hospital, including 19 police and members of the press.

 

[hitmouse]

Had completely forgotten, but Monday would also have been the 15th anniversary of the London G20/Ian Tomlinson.

 

[hitmouse]

On this day in history:

Thatcher is dead

according to LBC

www.urban75.net

 

[GarveyLives]

Saturday 11 April 1981: The most intense day of fighting during what was officially described as "The Brixton Disorders 10-12 April 1981", popularly known as "the Brixton riot" and more recently described as "the Brixton Uprising"

 

[CH1]

Saturday 11 April 1981: The most intense day of fighting during what was officially described as "The Brixton Disorders 10-12 April 1981", popularly known as "the Brixton riot" and more recently described as "the Brixton Uprising"

Fascinating. Good photos too. The middle picture must be the corner of Leeson Road where the Windsor Castle pub burnt down.
I think I knew the two white guys at the front of the bottom picture - the foremost looks like a young Mike Bright who was a (Labour) councillor at the time.
Behind him the bearded guy whose name I can't immediately recall was a squatter who lived in a squat in Southwell Road Loughborough Junction where Tuesdays were "women's day" so he had to make himself scarce that day apparently.
As for the top, the Frontline Off-licence could anyone imagine this happening now with all our Hurray Henries etc?

Edited: I have struck through the councillor's name - I am assured that was not him.

 

[GarveyLives]

Saturday 17 April 1999: A a nail bomb with 1,500 four-inch nails in it exploded in Electric Avenue, Brixton Market, physically injuring nearly 50 people, and mentally traumatising many, many others, including the specific community that the terrorist concerned considered his intended target.

 

[PTK]

Saturday 11 April 1981: The most intense day of fighting during what was officially described as "The Brixton Disorders 10-12 April 1981", popularly known as "the Brixton riot" and more recently described as "the Brixton Uprising"

Thanks for posting this.
By the way, the riots of 1981 were described as "uprisings" by a number of people at the time.

 

[GarveyLives]

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10 May 1994: After Azania's (South Africa's) first national democratic elections held on 27 April 1994, the president of the African National Congress, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, was sworn in as the first African president of Azania (South Africa) after being unanimously elected by parliament.

 

[hitmouse]

On this day in 2021:

Glaswegians block immigration raid on their neighbours

Happening now. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-57100259 FFS, just devolve immigration already :mad:

www.urban75.net

 

[GarveyLives]

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The day Philadelphia bombed its own people

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When I was mayor, Philadelphia bombed civilians. It's time for the city to apologise​

 

[GarveyLives]

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... human rights activist Malcolm X born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925.​

 

[GarveyLives]

On 25 May 2020 ...

What Minneapolis Police said happened.

What the entire world saw happen.​

 

[PR1Berske]

Crossposting: on this very day, new banknotes enter circulation

 

[GarveyLives]

16 June 1976:

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[hitmouse]

A few days late now, but Saturday was the 40th anniversary of the death of Joe Green:

BBC NEWS | England | Dead miners 'never be forgotten'

news.bbc.co.uk

Just looked on WCH to see if they have a write-up, they don't but turns out it was also the 50th anniversary of the death of Kevin Gately:

Working Class History

stories.workingclasshistory.com

 

[Dystopiary]

On 18 June 1940 the German Ambassador to the Soviet Union Graf von der Schulenburg in his telegram have said that earlier V. Molotov had "warmly" congratulated him on Germany's recent success in France and added that:[a]

«[…] it had become necessary to put an end to all the intrigues by which England and France had tried to sow discord and mistrust between Germany and the Soviet Union in the Baltic States.[…]Lithuanian border was evidently inadequately guarded. The Soviet Government would, therefore, if requested, assist the Lithuanian Government in guarding its borders.»

Soviet Occupation of the Baltic States

OTD in 1940 USSR invited Nazi ambassador over to pass very warm congratulations to Hitler for the rapid Nazi conquest of France.

Darth Putin on twitter/X

 

[hitmouse]

On this day precisely 100 years ago, caesar salad was born:

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/nx-s1-4993520/caesar-salad-100-years

 

[petee]

On this day precisely 100 years ago, caesar salad was born:

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/nx-s1-4993520/caesar-salad-100-years

 

[hitmouse]

On this day precisely 100 years ago, the Daily Times reported on a turtle biting a cop's toe off in the Hudson River:

 

[hitmouse]

On this day in 1982, the first Cocteau Twins album came out:

 

[hitmouse]

Just after midnight so missed it, but August 9th 2014 was when Michael Brown was killed. He'd be 28 now.

 

[GarveyLives]

On this day in 1887 Marcus Garvey was born.

Happy Birthday.​

 

[brogdale]

9/11 (11/9) innit?

 

[hitmouse]

On this day in 1992, was the battle of Waterloo:
The Battle of Waterloo, 12 September 1992

 

[Boo Radley75]

9/11 (11/9) innit?

We had a road near me named after him. Unfortunately, our Tory cancel culture council decided to rename it after Zlensky instead and accused any of us who protested of being Russian stooges, despite us being happy to have a Zlensky road on any of the other non descript named roads in town.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

50 years ago today Stephen Lawrence was born.

RIP xx

 

[GarveyLives]

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On the morning of Saturday 28 September 1985, Brixton housewife Dorothy "Cherry" Groce was shot in her own home and left wheelchair-bound for the remainder of her life by Inspector Douglas Lovelock of the Metropolitan Police during a 'botched' police raid.

 

[brogdale]

 

[brogdale]

Cable Street; 88 years ago today:

 

[GarveyLives]

On the evening of Saturday 5 October 1985, Tottenham housewife, Cynthia Jarrett, was allegedly knocked to the floor in her own home during a police raid involving four police officers led by DC Michael Randle of the Metropolitan Police, in search of "stolen property".

Mrs Jarrett died of heart failure.

No stolen property was found.