On this day in 1909, the New York Shirtwaist Strike began when 15,000 factory workers (mostly Jewish women) walked off the job to demand higher wages and better working conditions, the largest U.S. women's strike ever at that time.

Image: Two women strikers on picket line during the "Uprising of the 20,000", garment workers strike, New York City [Wikipedia]

On this day in 1964, during the Congo Crisis, Belgian and U.S. forces initiated "Operation Dragon Rouge", a hostage rescue operation on behalf of hundreds of Belgian and American civilians captured by anti-capitalist Simba rebels.

Image: A Belgian paratrooper with hostages killed minutes before their arrival [Wiki Commons]