Apr | May |
| 1967 MLK opposes war at Riverside Church |
1997 Ellen DeGeneres comes out on tv |
| 2003 Bush's "Mission Accomplished" photo-op |
Labor Day in most countries (for the Haymarket Martyrs); Law Day in the USA |
| | | 1961 Freedom Riders begin |
| 1925 Scopes arrested for teaching evolution |
1981 Bobby Sands dies in hunger strike |
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1992 riots begin in Los Angeles after Rodney King's assailants acquitted |
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| | 1935 National Labor Relations Act passed |
1969 Reagan sends National Guard to end People's Park occupation in Berkeley |
| | 1896 Supreme Court "separate but equal" ruling |
1954 Supreme Court overturns "separate but equal" |
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| | | 1838 "Trail of Tears" forced march begins |
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Jun |
| | 1932 Bonus Army arrives in Washington |
| | 2010 Israel attacks Gaza Freedom Flotilla |
| | 1936 USA overthrows democracy in Nicaragua |
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| 1987 New Zealand declared itself nuclear-free |
1989 Tiananmen Square uprising crushed by Chinese army |
| | 1949 Orwell's novel "1984" published |
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| | 1954 Welch's "sense of decency" speech against McCarthy |
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