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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July 26 - 29, 1830
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Unhappy with the results of the recent election, French King Charles X dissolves Parliament. In response, Paris workers head to the barricades, while soldiers refuse to put down the insurrection. Three days later, the King is forced to abdicate.
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July 26, 1877
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Battle of the Viaduct in Chicago. Federal troops, recently returned from a massacre of Indians in the west, backed by militia and police, attack striking furniture workers. They kill at least 30, and leave more than 100 seriously injured.
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July 26, 1893
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Birth of George Grosz (1893-1959), German artist and radical.
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July 26, 1953
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Cuban rebels led by 26-year-old Fidel Castro attack the Moncada Barracks in Santiago and the barracks in Bayamo.
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