A #ColoradoCoalStrike broke out on #ThisDayInHistory in 1927, with every mine in northern #Colorado closed except for #Columbine, then operated by #scabs. Despite being called by the #IWW, when the #strike ended the mine companies only recognized the less radical #union #UMWA.

The Third (and last) #SpanishArmada was defeated on #ThisDayInHistory in 1597. #KingPhilipII had initially intended to aid an Irish rebellion, then changed to a full invasion. As with the smaller Second Spanish Armada, it was mostly dispersed by storms and then opted to retreat.

American author #HermanMelville's novel #MobyDick was first released as The Whale by London publisher Richard Bentley on #ThisDayInHistory in 1851. Initially a critical and sales flop, it was soon out of print, and did not achieve a celebrated status until the early 20th century.

The #MadCaliph #alHakim of the #FatimidCaliphate ordered the destruction of all churches and synagogues within #Jerusalem, and on #ThisDayInHistory in 1009 the #ChurchOfTheHolySepulchre was razed and then hacked down to the bedrock. Constantinople was later allowed to rebuild it.

The bombing of #BaytJibrin, a #Palestinian town near #Hebron/#alKhalil, began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1948. It was captured on the 27th and its population expelled. This heavily damaged what was the ancient city of #Maresha, which has a #Roman road and Byzantine & Crusader ruins.

Having permitted his men to plunder #Beijing's massive 37-acre #SummerPalace, Lord Elgin ordered, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1860, for it all to be destroyed. 5,000 British troops took three days to torch every building and garden, reducing the faerie-tale palace complex to a ruin.

British & French troops entered the #ForbiddenCity in #Beijing on #ThisDayInHistory in 1860, effectively drawing the #SecondOpiumWar to a close. They planned to burn the palace to the ground, but shifted attention to the #SummerPalace to ensure the signing of unequal treaties...

On this day in 1777 the Battles of Saratoga concluded with the complete surrender of British General John Burgoyne's Army. The battle was the first major victory for America's Continental Army and was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War.

#thisdayinhistory #revwar

The #EmpireMineStrike began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1950, to oppose pay #discrimination and #segregated housing. Eight months in, they were barred from picketing and their wives stepped in. After 15 months the company gave in. The 1954 film #SaltOfTheEarth documented the #strike.

Massive #CollectivePunishment was routine for British forces in the #AmericanRevolution, such as that on #ThisDayInHistory in 1775, when a squadron of the #RoyalNavy opened fire on the unresisting town of #Falmouth, #Massachusetts, burning 3/4 of it to the ground over two days.

30 years ago tonight. Fun show with a great Set I. Debut of Star Spangled Banner as well. Beautiful drive up from Pittsburgh with the fall foliage.

#phish
#ThisDayInHistory

The #SundayTimes published a front-page article on #ThisDayInHistory in 1971,detailing the #torture methods used by the British state's occupation forces in #NorthernIreland. This led to some practices being banned in 1972 though routine torture of prisoners continued until 1999.

#KeplersSupernova, a Type Ia #supernova, was observed by #JohannesKepler from #ThisDayInHistory in 1604, eight days after being recorded by #LodovicoDelleColombe. It was discussed in #Kepler's book #DeStellaNova and called a new star in the foot of the #constellation #Ophiuchus.

Calling all resistance to Western imperialism and racism "#terrorism" is dishonest, manipulative rhetoric. The war criminal #MargaretThatcher insisted on #ThisDayInHistory in 1987 that she could not meet with #SouthAfrica's #ANC (or the #IRA or #PLO) because they were terrorists.

The #1961ParisMassacre was #ThisDayInHistory, when the French state met an #Algerian #FLN protest with savage violence: ~200 people beaten to death & thrown in the river. The #police were led by #MauricePapon, a #Nazi collaborator & #WarCriminal who went unpunished for this act.

The #1973OilCrisis, which began on #ThisDayInHistory, was a direct result of US and European foreign policy, specifically sending arms to Israel during the #1973War/#YomKippurWar. The #OPEC embargo saw global prices surge, but caused no change in the policies of Western powers.

Let's look back at the major events of October 16 in history.

#shorts #history #thisdayinhistory

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1995 Black men gathered in strength & numbers on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the #MillionManMarch
The historic gathering centered unity responsibility community & a renewed commitment to strengthening Black families & communities. 30 years later it still matters