Bobby Seale, born on this day in 1936, was, with Huey Newton, a founding member of the Black Panther Party. "The people have now come to realize that the only way to deal with the oppressor is to deal on our own terms and this was done."

John Reed, born on this day in 1887, was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed served as a war correspondent, covered strikes, interviewed Pancho Villa, and was an eyewitness to the October Revolution.

The Long March was a famous military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that lasted 370 days, ending on this day in 1935 in Shaanxi Province.