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![A framed photograph of the burned ruins of Jaffna Public Library, following the fire of 1981 [countercurrents.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/burningOfJaffna.jpg)
On this day in 1981, a Sinhalese mob burned Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka, one of the worst examples of ethnic book burning in the 20th century. The library was one of the biggest in Asia, containing over 97k books and manuscripts.
Image: A framed photograph of the burned ruins of Jaffna Public Library, following the fire of 1981 [countercurrents.org]
![Burning shambles of the Company lumberyard in Cananea, Mexico. From the P.W. Newbury Collection, University of Arizona Library. [Journal of the Southwest]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/cananeaStrike.jpg)
On this day in 1906, Mexican employees of the US-owned Cananea Copper Company went on strike, demanding an end to pay discrimination and an eight-hour day. The strike's repression was a key precursor to the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
Image: Burning shambles of the Company lumberyard in Cananea, Mexico. From the P.W. Newbury Collection, University of Arizona Library. [Journal of the Southwest]
On this day in 1996, the largest pro-children rally in U.S. history, more than 300k strong, began in D.C., leading to the founding of "Stand for Children". SFC would later accept money from American oligarchs and fight teachers' unions.
Image: A still from C-Span footage of the 1996 Stand for Children rally