#OtD 24 May 1988 the homophobic 'Section 28' passed into law in the UK. It stated that local authorities must not "promote homosexuality" or "the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship." The law sparked a wave of resistance.

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#OtD 24 May 1988 the homophobic 'Section 28' passed into law in the UK. It stated that local authorities must not "promote homosexuality" or "the a...

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#OtD 12 Mar 1912 Polish Jewish resistance activist Ala Gertner was born. While a slave labourer at a munitions factory she smuggled gunpowder to prisoners at Auschwitz to build grenades, who destroyed Crematorium IV & killed several SS officers

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#OtD 12 Mar 1912 Polish Jewish resistance activist Ala Gertner was born. While a slave labourer at a munitions factory she smuggled gunpowder to pr...

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#OtD 12 Mar 1951 300,000 workers staged a general strike in Barcelona to protest grievances with the Franco dictatorship. Troops were deployed and thousands arrested but the strike encouraged workers' struggles across the region

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#OtD 12 Mar 1951 300,000 workers staged a general strike in Barcelona to protest grievances with the Franco dictatorship. Troops were deployed and ...

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#OtD 12 Mar 1977 authorities shut down Radio Alice, a radical pirate radio station in Bologna, during a rebellion in response to the police murder of Francesco Lorusso. The station had been an essential hub for workers, students, feminists & gay groups

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#OtD 12 Mar 1977 authorities shut down Radio Alice, a radical pirate radio station in Bologna, during a rebellion in response to the police murder ...

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