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![A U.S. Army photograph depicting the execution of political prisoners by the South Korean military and police at Daejeon, South Korea, July 1950 [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/bodoLeagueMassacre.jpg)
On this day in 1950, U.S.-backed South Korean President Syngman Rhee ordered the mass murder of suspected communists following the outbreak of the Korean War, resulting in the summary executions of 60,000 - 200,000 Koreans.
Image: A U.S. Army photograph depicting the execution of political prisoners by the South Korean military and police at Daejeon, South Korea, July 1950 [Wikipedia]
On this day in 1954, Jacobo Árbenz, the democratically elected President of Guatemala who had been redistributing land owned by U.S. capitalists, was forced to resign in a coup led by the CIA and supported by the United Fruit Company.
Helen Keller, born on this day in 1880, was an American socialist author and disability rights advocate who became the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. Keller was subject to FBI surveillance for most of her life.
![A photo portrait of Marielle Franco. Photograph by Mídia Ninja [The Guardian]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Individuals/marielleFranco.jpg)
Marielle Franco, born on this day in 1979, was a queer feminist and socialist politician in Brazil associated with the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL). While serving in office, Franco was assassinated by ex-military police in 2018.
Image: A photo portrait of Marielle Franco. Photograph by Mídia Ninja [The Guardian]