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

March 23, 1900
Birth of Erich Fromm, Marxist-humanist author, philosopher, psychoanalyst, and social critic. Further Reading: Erich Fromm: Character and Social Process Erich Fromm: Escape from Freedom Erich Fromm: Foreword to A.S. Neill: Summerhill Erich Fromm: Human Nature and Social Theory Erich Fromm: Individual and Social Origins of Neurosis Erich Fromm: The Sane Society Paul Mattick: Fromm’s Sane Society Raya Dunayevskaya: On the anniversary of the birth of Erich Fromm
March 23 - 30, 1903
U.S. forces intervene in Honduras to ‘protect American interests’ during a revolutionary outbreak. Related Topics: Honduras – Intervention – U.S. Imperialism
March 23, 1918
Capitalist justice: The trial of 101 members of the Industrial Workers of the World charged with opposing World War I begins in Chicago. All are found guilty. Related Topics: Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) – Legal Systems as Instruments of Oppression
March 23, 1933
The ‘Enabling Act’ strips the German parliament of its powers and transfers legislative power to the executive, i.e. to the Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler. Related Topics: Fascism – Nazi History – Totalitarianism
March 23, 1942
The U.S. government begins moving all those of Japanese ancestry, including some native-born U.S. citizens, from their west coast homes to indefinite imprisonment in detention centres. Related Topics: Human Rights Abuses