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Chris Hani, born on this day in 1942, was a leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of "uMkhonto we Sizwe", the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC).
Mark Clark, born on this day in 1947, was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) who was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department alongside Fred Hampton in 1969.
![Tanks on the "Plac Mickiewicza", then "Stalin Square" [Polish National Digital Archives, NAC]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/poznanRevolt.jpg)
The Poznan Revolt began on this day in 1956 with a metalworkers' strike, growing to a crowd of 100,000 protesters outside the Imperial Castle in Poznan, Poland, demanding lower food prices, wage increases, and better working conditions.
Image: Tanks on the "Plac Mickiewicza", then "Stalin Square" [Polish National Digital Archives, NAC]
Samar Badawi, born on this day in 1981, is a Saudi Arabian feminist activist who participated in the driving campaigns of 2011-12, sued the government for the right to vote, and was imprisoned by the state for her activism.
![Defendants charged under the Smith Act Robert Thompson and Benjamin Davis smiling, surrounded by pickets as they leave the Federal Courthouse in New York City in 1949 [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/smithActTrial.jpg)
The Smith Act, passed on this day in 1940, is a federal U.S. law that was used to repress left-wing speech and activism. It banned advocating for the overthrowing the state by force and required all non-citizens to register with the govt.
Image: Defendants charged under the Smith Act Robert Thompson and Benjamin Davis smiling, surrounded by pickets as they leave the Federal Courthouse in New York City in 1949 [Wikipedia]
![Police force people back outside the Stonewall Inn as tensions escalate the morning of June 28th, 1969. Photo by Joseph Ambrosini [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/stonewallUprising.jpg)
On this day in 1969, the Stonewall Uprising began when NYC Police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. As cops arrested homosexuals and drag queens, the crowd fought them, trapping police inside and lighting the Inn on fire.
Image: Police force people back outside the Stonewall Inn as tensions escalate the morning of June 28th, 1969. Photo by Joseph Ambrosini [Wikipedia]
