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 8, 1879
Birth of Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), Mexican revolutionary.
Related Topics: Revolutionary Moments
August 8, 1942
Mohandas Gandhi calls for immediate British withdrawal from India (the “Quit India” movement). In response, the British imprison more than 60,000 people.
August 8, 1944  
The Port Chicago mutiny (strike). On July 17, 1944, an explosion due to unsafe working conditions at the Port Chicago Pier in California killed 320 sailors and civilian workers and injured 390 others. After the explosion, men are ordered back to work even though the unsafe conditions have not been dealt with, leading to a strike (legally a mutiny since the strikers are sailors).



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