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Charles Horman, born on this day in 1942, was an American journalist, anti-war activist, and documentary filmmaker who was executed by Chilean fascists in 1973 following the CIA-backed coup against socialist President Salvador Allende.
On this day in 1950, a general strike in Nairobi, Kenya began after two trade union leaders were arrested, paralyzing airport travel and public services and leading to the state arresting labor organizers en masse.
Image: Makhan Singh addressing workers after his release from custody, 1961.
![Palestinian civilians forced to flee from an unidentified village in Galilee some five months after the creation of the state of Israel [Reuters]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/nakbaDay.jpg)
The Nakba, commemorated annually on this day as "Nakba Day", was the destruction of Palestinian society and homeland in 1948 following Israel's creation. Nakba Day protests take place around the world and have been attacked by Israel.
Image: Palestinian civilians forced to flee from an unidentified village in Galilee some five months after the creation of the state of Israel [Reuters]
William "Sid" Hatfield, born on this day in 1891, was a police chief of Matewan, West Virginia who helped organizing miners resist the union-busting Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency. For this, Hatfield was assassinated in 1921.
On this day in 1916, the first U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic began when Marines landed in Santo Domingo. U.S. forces withdrew in 1924 on condition that the U.S. government could manage subsequent elections in the country.
![Reproduction of original union pin, Western Federation of Miners. From the private collection of Davey MacBain. [progressive.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Organizations/wfm.png)
On this day in 1893, the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) was founded, becoming a radical labor union that produced labor leaders such as Vincent St. John and "Big Bill" Haywood. The WFM later played a key role in founding the IWW.
Image: Reproduction of original union pin, Western Federation of Miners. From the private collection of Davey MacBain. [progressive.org]