December 1, 1868: The San Francisco branch of the International Workingmen's Association
December 1 1868, the formation of the San Francisco branch of the International Workingmen’s Association was announced at the First International’s General Council meeting.
November 28, 1933: 90 years ago, November 28 1933, 600 people rallied in Oakland in defense [...]
90 years ago, November 28 1933, 600 people rallied in Oakland in defense of Wiley Young, a Black communist who had been jailed the previous week for “disturbing the peace” after setting up a graphic display in defense of the Scottsboro Boys. Langston Hughes spoke at the rally
November 25, 1932: 91 years ago, Nov 25 1932, hundreds of striking Vacaville orchard workers, [...]
91 years ago, Nov 25 1932, hundreds of striking Vacaville orchard workers, many Filipino and Japanese, battled cops with sticks and rocks for over an hour, leaving several badly injured on both sides. The police had been attempting to escort a truck of scabs past the picket line The workers, …
November 24, 1818: Hyppolyte Bouchard Invades Monterey Bay
November 24 1818, French-born Argentine pirate Hyppolyte Bouchard launched an attack against Spanish outposts in the Monterey Bay. His crew burned down the Monterey Presidio and raised the Argentinian flag over the city of Monterey for six days. That same day the padres of Mission Santa Cruz fled to San …
November 21, 1970: 53 years ago, Nov 21 1970, nationally-ranked decathlete Sam Goldberg [...]
53 years ago, Nov 21 1970, nationally-ranked decathlete Sam Goldberg stormed the field of the Cal-Stanford football game carrying a Viet Cong flag for the “jock liberationist” People’s Athletic Committee, which demanded free admission to games and safer conditions for players