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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December 7, 1837
Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern. Some 500 to 1000 rebels are defeated by government forces at Montgomery’s Taven, north of Toronto.
Related Topics: Rebellions of 1837 in the Canadas
December 7, 1928
Birth of Noam Chomsky, linguist, author, political activist, libertarian socialist.
Further Reading: Chomsky.info
Connexions Author Index ‘C’
Related Topics: Anarchism – Chomsky, Noam – Libertarian Socialism – Linguistics
December 7, 1941  
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Related Topics: World War II
December 7, 1952  
Founding of the Letterist International, a Paris-based group of radical artists and theorists, precursor to the Situationist International.


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