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On this day in 1867, thousands of Fenians, Irish Republicans whose goal was the establishment of an independent Irish Republic, rose up against the British government, battling police and burning down police barracks.
Image: The "smashing of the van", an illustration of Fenian prisoners rescuing prisoners in Manchester in 1867.
![A photo portrait of John R. Lawson in 1915 [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Individuals/johnLawson.jpg)
John R. Lawson, born on this day in 1871, was a leader of the United Mine Workers of America during the 1913-14 Colorado Coalfield War. After the Ludlow Massacre, he was sentenced to a life of hard labor, later freed on appeal.
Image: A photo portrait of John R. Lawson in 1915 [Wikipedia]
![Zhou Enlai on February 21st, 1972, at the Great Hall of the People's Banquet Hall [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Individuals/zhouEnlai.jpg)
Zhou Enlai, born on this day in 1898, was a communist revolutionary, statesman, and military officer who served as the 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976. "All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means."
Image: Zhou Enlai on February 21st, 1972, at the Great Hall of the People's Banquet Hall [Wikipedia]