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George Floyd Murdered (2020)May 25th, 2020
On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around the world; by July, more than 14,000 were arrested in the U.S. alone.
Image: George Floyd with his six-year old, Gianna [blackpast.org]
Symon Petliura Assassinated for Pogroms (1926)May 25th, 1926
On this day in 1926, Jewish anarchist Sholem Schwarzbard assassinated Symon Petliura, President of the Ukrainian People's Republic and leader of its army, for his role in Jewish pogroms, stating "I have killed a great assassin".