Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

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November 26, 1864
Birth of Herman Gorter (1864-1927), Dutch poet and radical socialist.
Further Reading: Gorter: Open Letter to Comrade Lenin: A reply to “left-wing communism, an infantile disorder”
Gorter: The World Revolution
The Politics of Gorter, by Anton Pannekoek
A Life of Struggle: Farewell to Hermann Gorter, by Anton Pannekoek
November 26, 1865  
Publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll.
Related Topics: Children's Books
November 26, 1883
Death of Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), African-American abolitionist and women’s rights campaigner.
November 26, 1983  
U.S. President Ronald Reagan orders military assistance for Saddam Hussein’s Iraq in its war against Iran. Saddam Hussein’s forces had attacked Iran in September 1980 in the expectation of a quick victory, but the expected victory had failed to materialize and Iraq was on the defensive.
Related Topics: Intervention – Iran – Iraq – U.S. Foreign Policy


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