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Lyuh Woon-hyung, also known as Yo Un-hyung, was a leftist politician who argued that Korean independence was essential to world peace. He was assassinated on this day in 1947 by a right-wing nationalist refugee from North Korea.
![An illustration titled "Destruction of the Union Depot", depicting the burning of the Union Depot, Pittsburgh, PA during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. From August 11th, 1877 edition of "Harper's Weekly, Journal of Civilization" [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/pittsburghRailroadStrike.jpg)
The Pittsburgh Railway Strike began on this day in 1877 when more than 1,400 workers seized control of approximately 1,5000 of their company's train cars, a labor action part of the national Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
Image: An illustration titled "Destruction of the Union Depot", depicting the burning of the Union Depot, Pittsburgh, PA during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. From August 11th, 1877 edition of "Harper's Weekly, Journal of Civilization" [Wikipedia]
On this day in 1848, the first women's rights convention in the United States began in Seneca Falls, New York, advertised as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of Woman".
![CNT-FAI militiamen in Barcelona in July 1936 [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/spanishRevolution1936.jpg)
On this day in 1936, the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT), together more than 3 million members, called a general strike, beginning the workers' revolution during the Spanish Civil War.
Image: CNT-FAI militiamen in Barcelona in July 1936 [Wikipedia]