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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | [[1528]] | + | [[1528]] — [[Germany|German]] engraver [[Albrecht Durer]] dies. |
| − | [[1781]] | + | [[1781]] — [[Peru]]: Túpac Amaru captured after being denounced by |
a traitor. | a traitor. | ||
| − | [[1812]] | + | [[1812]] — Anarchist sympathizer [[Alexander Herzen]] lives, |
[[Moscow]], [[Russia]]. Strongly influenced by [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]]. He helped finance his close friend [[Mikhail Bakunin]]'s escape from Tsarist Russia. | [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]. Strongly influenced by [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]]. He helped finance his close friend [[Mikhail Bakunin]]'s escape from Tsarist Russia. | ||
| − | [[1866]] | + | [[1866]] — [[United States of America|American]] muckraker [[Lincoln Steffens]] lives, [[Frisco]], |
[[California]]. | [[California]]. | ||
| − | [[1878]] | + | [[1878]] — [[Andre Mournier]] (known as "The Agronomist") lives. |
[[France|French]] anarchist, member of the Colony of Aiglemont founded | [[France|French]] anarchist, member of the Colony of Aiglemont founded | ||
by [[Fortuné Henry]]. | by [[Fortuné Henry]]. | ||
| − | [[1878]] | + | [[1878]] — [[Erich Muhsam]] [Muehsam; Mühsam], [[Germany|German]] [[poetry|poet]] & |
[[anarchism|anarchist]], lives, [[Berlin]]. Assassinated by the [[Nazi]]s during the | [[anarchism|anarchist]], lives, [[Berlin]]. Assassinated by the [[Nazi]]s during the | ||
night of [[July 9]]/[[July 10|10]], [[1934]] ([[Orianenburg Concentration Camp]]). | night of [[July 9]]/[[July 10|10]], [[1934]] ([[Orianenburg Concentration Camp]]). | ||
| − | [[1888]] | + | [[1888]] — [[Dan Andersson]] lives ([[1888]]-[[1920]]). Musician/writer, |
of working class background, who became one of the most | of working class background, who became one of the most | ||
popular Swedish poets. | popular Swedish poets. | ||
| − | [[1895]] | + | [[1895]] — After acquittal of the [[Marquis of Queensberry]] for |
[[libel]], [[Oscar Wilde]] is arrested. During the trial Wilde | [[libel]], [[Oscar Wilde]] is arrested. During the trial Wilde | ||
denies writing “The Priest & the Acolyte.†| denies writing “The Priest & the Acolyte.†| ||
| − | [[1917]] | + | [[1917]] — [[United States of America|US]] enters WWI, declares war on [[Germany]]. |
Beloved & Respected Comrade Liberal Woodrow Wilson, | Beloved & Respected Comrade Liberal Woodrow Wilson, | ||
elected on an anti- war platform, does an about face. | elected on an anti- war platform, does an about face. | ||
| − | [[1917]] | + | |
| + | [[1917]] — [[Leonora Carrington]] lives, in [[Clayton Green]], | ||
[[Lancashire]], [[England]]. Daily Bleed Saint, 2004. | [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. Daily Bleed Saint, 2004. | ||
| − | [[1928]] | + | [[1928]] — Bigoted Jason Compson begins his day (in Faulkner's |
“The Sound & the Fury.†) | “The Sound & the Fury.†) | ||
| − | [[1931]] | + | [[1931]] — First of the "Scottsboro Boys" trials begins in |
[[Alabama]]. | [[Alabama]]. | ||
| − | [[1963]] | + | [[1963]] — Birmingham civil rights demonstrations began on a |
small scale.... At first there were a few sit-ins at lunch | small scale.... At first there were a few sit-ins at lunch | ||
counters & a few arrests.... | counters & a few arrests.... | ||
| − | [[1980]] | + | [[1980]] — [[France]]: Raiders destroy one computer center & two |
others two days later. The actions were claimed by [[Action Directe]]. The Committee for the Liquidation & | others two days later. The actions were claimed by [[Action Directe]]. The Committee for the Liquidation & | ||
Misappropriation of Computers stated: | Misappropriation of Computers stated: | ||
| − | |||
: "We are computer workers, well-placed to know the present & future danger of computer systems. | : "We are computer workers, well-placed to know the present & future danger of computer systems. | ||
| − | |||
: Computers are the favored instruments of the powerful. They are used to clarify, control & repress. We do not want to be shut up in the ghettos of programs & organizational patterns." | : Computers are the favored instruments of the powerful. They are used to clarify, control & repress. We do not want to be shut up in the ghettos of programs & organizational patterns." | ||
| − | [[1985]] | + | [[1985]] — [[Australia]]: Satellite dish daubed with human blood, |
Watsonian Army Base, [[Melbourne]]. | Watsonian Army Base, [[Melbourne]]. | ||
| − | [[1996]] | + | [[1996]] — [[United States of America|US]]: 11 arrested at main post office near [[Capitol Hill]], [[Washington, D.C.]], for attempting to mail needed |
medical supplies to [[Iraq]] in defiance of U.S.-led [[embargo]]. | medical supplies to [[Iraq]] in defiance of U.S.-led [[embargo]]. | ||
| + | [[2006]] — First episode ('00') of [[Voice of Freedom, Radical Podcast]] is defining the terms. | ||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 17 November 2007
April 6 is the 6th day in April.
Events[edit]
1528 — German engraver Albrecht Durer dies.
1781 — Peru: Túpac Amaru captured after being denounced by a traitor.
1812 — Anarchist sympathizer Alexander Herzen lives, Moscow, Russia. Strongly influenced by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. He helped finance his close friend Mikhail Bakunin's escape from Tsarist Russia.
1866 — American muckraker Lincoln Steffens lives, Frisco, California.
1878 — Andre Mournier (known as "The Agronomist") lives. French anarchist, member of the Colony of Aiglemont founded by Fortuné Henry.
1878 — Erich Muhsam [Muehsam; Mühsam], German poet & anarchist, lives, Berlin. Assassinated by the Nazis during the night of July 9/10, 1934 (Orianenburg Concentration Camp).
1888 — Dan Andersson lives (1888-1920). Musician/writer, of working class background, who became one of the most popular Swedish poets.
1895 — After acquittal of the Marquis of Queensberry for libel, Oscar Wilde is arrested. During the trial Wilde denies writing “The Priest & the Acolyte.â€
1917 — US enters WWI, declares war on Germany. Beloved & Respected Comrade Liberal Woodrow Wilson, elected on an anti- war platform, does an about face.
1917 — Leonora Carrington lives, in Clayton Green, Lancashire, England. Daily Bleed Saint, 2004.
1928 — Bigoted Jason Compson begins his day (in Faulkner's
“The Sound & the Fury.†)
1931 — First of the "Scottsboro Boys" trials begins in Alabama.
1963 — Birmingham civil rights demonstrations began on a small scale.... At first there were a few sit-ins at lunch counters & a few arrests....
1980 — France: Raiders destroy one computer center & two others two days later. The actions were claimed by Action Directe. The Committee for the Liquidation & Misappropriation of Computers stated:
- "We are computer workers, well-placed to know the present & future danger of computer systems.
- Computers are the favored instruments of the powerful. They are used to clarify, control & repress. We do not want to be shut up in the ghettos of programs & organizational patterns."
1985 — Australia: Satellite dish daubed with human blood, Watsonian Army Base, Melbourne.
1996 — US: 11 arrested at main post office near Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., for attempting to mail needed medical supplies to Iraq in defiance of U.S.-led embargo.
2006 — First episode ('00') of Voice of Freedom, Radical Podcast is defining the terms.
