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On this day in 1976, Palestinians initiated a campaign of resistance, including a general strike, occupations, and violent confrontation with police, in opposition to Israeli settlement plans. The event is commemorated annually as Land Day.
Image: Land Day, 1978 (Photo: Gidon Gitai)
On this day in 1929, mill workers in Gastonia, North Carolina, led by communist labor organizer Fred Beal, voted in favor of striking to demand a 40 hour work week, higher wages, and union recognition, beginning the Loray Mill Strike.
Image: Two women struggling with a state militia trooper during the textile workers' strike in Gastonia, North Carolina. From the article "Battle Songs of the Southern Class Struggle: Songs of the Gastonia Textile Strike of 1929", by Patrick Huber.