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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June 30, 1893
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Birth of Harold Laski (1893-1950), Fabian socialist, co-founder of the Left Book Club.
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June 30, 1966
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Three U.S. soldiers, who become known as the “Fort Hood Three”, refuse to be sent to Vietnam, denouncing the war as “immoral, illegal, and unjust.” The three, James Johnson, Dennis Mora, and David Samas, are arrested, court-martialed, and imprisoned. They are part of a flood of resistance in the military: the Pentagon reports 503,926 ‘incidents of desertion’ between 1966 and 1971.
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June 30, 2011
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Massive student demonstrations take place in Chile, with 100,000 to 200,000 demonstrators.
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