On this day in 1968, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People's Army, was founded. The CPP-NPA waged one of the longest communist insurgencies in the world and is deemed a terrorist org by the US and EU.
Image: Logo of the New People's Army. Its text reads "Bagong Hukbong Bayan", the name of the organization in Filipino. [Wikipedia]
On this day in 1933, a crowd of 5,000-6,000 Catholic anti-communists stormed and burned the Connolly House in Dublin, the headquarters of the Communist Party. The incident was one of many anti-communist Catholic attacks in Ireland.
Image: Connolly House, during an occupation by housing activists in 2022 [via @StreetlinkBAC on Twitter]
On this day in 1984, the Trades Hall in Wellington, New Zealand was bombed, killing the building's caretaker and badly injuring his dog. Police suspected a retire marine engineer with anti-union sentiments, however no charges were filed.
Image: Two investigators poring over the wreckage from the bombing