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![A barricade in the Paris Commune, March 18th, 1871. [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/parisCommune.jpg)
Paris Commune Dissolves (1871)May 21st, 1871
On this day in 1871, the Paris Commune, a hotbed of radical working class politics and watershed moment in revolutionary anti-capitalist history, was crushed by the French National Army. 20,000 people were killed and 44,000 arrested.
Image: A barricade in the Paris Commune, March 18th, 1871. [Wikipedia]
![Rioters on the San Francisco Civic Center plaza causing property damage during the White Night riots. Burning police cruisers are in the background. Photo credit to Daniel Nicoletta [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/whiteNightRiots.jpg)
White Night Riots (1979)May 21st, 1979
On this day in 1979, the "White Night Riots" began in San Francisco after Harvey Milk's assassin was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the most lenient sentence possible. More than 160 people were hospitalized, including 60 cops.
Image: Rioters on the San Francisco Civic Center plaza causing property damage during the White Night riots. Burning police cruisers are in the background. Photo credit to Daniel Nicoletta [Wikipedia]