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![Cork Harbour in the 1950s or 60s [libcom.org]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/corkHarbourStrike.jpg)
On this day in 1921, the Cork Transport Workers' Union took possession of the Harbour Board's offices and assumed complete control of the local port, forming a workers' soviet until negotiations could be resolved.
Image: Cork Harbour in the 1950s or 60s [libcom.org]
Nada Dimić, born on this day in 1923, was a Yugoslav communist who was tortured by the Ustaša and murdered in a concentration camp during World War II at 18 years old. She was later proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia.
![Leon Czolgosz shoots President McKinley with a revolver concealed under a cloth rag. Clipping of a wash drawing by artist T. Dart Walker. [Wikipedia]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/mckinleyShot.jpg)
On this day in 1901, President William McKinley was fatally shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York by anarchist Leon Czolgosz, leading to a nationwide crackdown on left-wing movements in the U.S.
Image: Leon Czolgosz shoots President McKinley with a revolver concealed under a cloth rag. Clipping of a wash drawing by artist T. Dart Walker. [Wikipedia]
On this day in 1966, anti-apartheid activist Dimitri Tsafendas stabbed Prime Minister Verwoerd four times on the Parliament floor. The government declared him not guilty by reason of insanity and imprisoned him for life on these grounds.
Image: The body of Hendrik Verwoerd, leader of the National Party and South African prime minister from 1958 to 1966, is carried out of Parliament after he was assassinated by Dimitri Tsafendas. (Photograph by Die Burger/Media24)