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Anne Braden (1924 - 2006)July 28th, 1924

Anne Braden, born on this day in 1924, was an American civil rights activist and educator who, along with her husband Carl, was arrested several times for breaking the law in the name of racial equality.

Birthdays
Bonus Army marchers (left) clash with the police [Wikipedia]
Bonus Army Evicted (1932)July 28th, 1932

On this day in 1932, Washington D.C. police and the U.S. Army battled with WWI veterans camped out at the capitol who were demanding early payment of their service bonus, killing three people and wounding fifty-five more.

Image: Bonus Army marchers (left) clash with the police [Wikipedia]

Protests
Hugo Chávez greeting supporters during a political gathering in the town of Guarico in 2006 [theguardian.com]
Hugo Chávez (1954 - 2013)July 28th, 1954

Hugo Chávez, born on this day in 1954, was a socialist leader of Venezuela, serving as the country's President from 1999 to 2013. Over that period, Chávez's government abolished illiteracy and codified healthcare as a human right.

Image: Hugo Chávez greeting supporters during a political gathering in the town of Guarico in 2006 [theguardian.com]

Marxism
Birthdays
Lucy Burns in Occoquan Workhouse, Washington [loc.gov]
Lucy Burns (1879 - 1966)July 28th, 1879

Lucy Burns, born on this day in 1879, was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate who was arrested and force-fed multiple times as part of a campaign of direct action in the United Kingdom and United States.

Image: Lucy Burns in Occoquan Workhouse, Washington [loc.gov]

Feminism
Birthdays
A Black Panther Party member holds a rifle outside the California State Capitol on May 2nd, 1967, during a protest against a bill that banned carrying loaded guns in public. From the Bettman Archive [buzzfeed.org]
Mulford Act (1967)July 28th, 1967

On this day in 1967, the Mulford Act became law in California with bipartisan support, banning the public carrying of firearms after the Black Panthers began conducting armed patrols of Oakland communities to defend them from police.

Image: A Black Panther Party member holds a rifle outside the California State Capitol on May 2nd, 1967, during a protest against a bill that banned carrying loaded guns in public. From the Bettman Archive [buzzfeed.org]

Protests
U.S. troops marching in Haiti [washingtonpost.com]
U.S. Occupies Haiti (1915)July 28th, 1915

On this day in 1915, the U.S. occupation of Haiti began when, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, 330 Marines landed at Port-au-Prince after the country's leader was assassinated. The imperialist occupation lasted until 1934.

Image: U.S. troops marching in Haiti [washingtonpost.com]

Assassinations
Imperialism