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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August 7, 1647  
In the English civil war, the Parliamentary Army takes control of London.
Related Topics: English Revolution
August 7, 1894  
Eugene Debs and three other trade union leaders are arrested following the Pullman Strike.
Related Topics: Strikebreaking – Strikes: United States
August 7, 1960  
Fidel Castro announces plans to nationalize all American holdings in Cuba. The US government and the Mafia, furious at losing their lucrative semi-colony, begin a non-stop campaign to assassinate Castro and to destroy the Cuban revolution.
Related Topics: Cuba – Cuba-United States Relations


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