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On This Day in Working Class History

On This Day in Working Class History

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Daily briefings of On This Day people's history anniversaries every day of the year. From the Working Class History team.
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  • 12 April 1920: Ireland general strike

    12 April 1920: Ireland general strike
    Apr 12 2026
    On this day, 12 April 1920, workers in Ireland launched a general strike in support of pro-independence prisoners who were on hunger strike in Mountjoy prison, Dublin. The postal service, public transport, shops, pubs and public toilets were all shut. After two days, the British government caved and released all the prisoners. More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8363/ireland-general-strike

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    • See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today
    • Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
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  • 11 April 1960: April revolution

    11 April 1960: April revolution
    Apr 11 2026
    On this day, 11 April 1960, the body of a young activist, Kim Ju-yul, was found on the beach in Masan, South Korea. The young high school student had disappeared during a protest the previous month against electoral corruption under the US-backed Rhee dictatorship. Authorities declared that his autopsy showed he had died by drowning, but protesters forced their way into the hospital where his body was being held and discovered that Kim's skull had been split by a teargas grenade which had penetrated from his eyes to the back of his head. Anger at the murder exploded across the country the following week in what became known as the April revolution which overthrew the regime.
    Learn more about South Korean history at this time in our podcast episode 51: https://workingclasshistory.com/2021/03/24/e51-jeon-tae-il-and-lee-so-sun/

    Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
    • See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today
    • Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    • Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
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  • 10 April 1911: Lima general strike

    10 April 1911: Lima general strike
    Apr 10 2026
    On this day, 10 April 1911, a general strike erupted in Lima, Peru bringing business and transport to a standstill. The stoppage broke out in support of a walkout of 500 workers at a US-owned cotton mill the previous month who were demanding better pay, the abolition of the night shift and a reduction of the working day from 13 to 10 hours. Faced with a general strike, the president intervened and forced the mill to agree to the workers' demands.
    More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8164/general-strike-in-lima

    Our work is only possible because of support from you, our listeners on patreon. If you appreciate our work, please join us and access exclusive content and benefits at patreon.com/workingclasshistory.
    • See all of our anniversaries each day, alongside sources and maps on the On This Day section of our Stories app: stories.workingclasshistory.com/date/today
    • Browse all Stories by Date here on the Date index: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/date
    • Check out our Map of historical Stories: https://map.workingclasshistory.com
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    • If you enjoy this podcast, make sure to check out our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History
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