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Amelia Bloomer, born on this day in 1818, was an early American feminist associated with the "bloomers" clothing style. She was also the first American woman to own, edit, and operate a newspaper for women.
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On this day in 2013, Turkish protesters began occupying Gezi Park to oppose its demolition, an act with led to widespread protests and strikes with approximately 3,500,000 participants, 22 deaths, and more than 8,000 injuries.
Image: A still from the Turkish short film "Başlangıç" (English: The Beginning), produced by Dominic Brown and Dancing Turtle Films [youtube.com]
In re Debs (Latin: "In the matter of Debs") was a U.S. Supreme Court case that, on this day in 1895, unanimously upheld the government's use of injunctions against labor strikes, specifically the Pullman Strike of the preceding year.
Image: The official Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States