May 22, 1965: 59 years ago, May 21 1965, the first Vietnam Day, a 35-hour teach-in on [...]
59 years ago, May 21 1965, the first Vietnam Day, a 35-hour teach-in on the Vietnam War began in Berkeley. The event was organized by the Vietnam Day Committee (VDC), a direct outgrowth of the Free Speech Movement (FSM). Over 30,000 people attended and participated in the event Anti-war speakers …
May 21, 1979: 45 years ago, May 21 1979, over a dozen cop cars burned as thousands [...]
45 years ago, May 21 1979, over a dozen cop cars burned as thousands marched and rioted in San Francisco after word broke that Dan White received the most lenient verdict for murdering George Moscone and Harvey Milk. The evening would become known as the White Night riots Once the …
May 20, 1969: 55 years ago, May 20 1969, thousands of protesters marched through UC [...]
55 years ago, May 20 1969, thousands of protesters marched through UC Berkeley to honor James Rector, a bystander who had been killed by police the previous week in a conflict over People’s Park, when they were teargassed by a National Guard helicopter deployed by Governor Reagan Following the killing …
May 19, 1989: 35 years ago, May 19 1989, thousands gathered in Berkeley to celebrate the [...]
35 years ago, May 19 1989, thousands gathered in Berkeley to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the People’s Park movement, leading to a riot and street fight with police. A number of Telegraph Ave businesses, especially new “gentrifying stores” were smashed up, burned, and looted While the rioters saw themselves …
May 17, 1966: 58 years ago, May 17 1964, over 5,000 people gathered in San Francisco's [...]
58 years ago, May 17 1964, over 5,000 people gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to protest a proposed freeway which would have cut through the park’s panhandle. Later that year, the Golden Gate Freeway was successfully defeated The event featured a speech by Kenneth Rexroth and music by …