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On this day in 1942, anti-fascists Arvid and Mildred Harnack were arrested while on a weekend outing, leading to their imprisonment and executions soon after. Mildred was the only American woman executed on Adolf Hitler's orders.
Image: A photo of Arvid and Mildred Harnack
![A Bay Area resident being interviewed about the transportation strike [KRON 4 News]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/bartStrike1997.jpg)
On this day in 1997, 2,600 public transportation workers from the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District went on strike, demanding higher pay while causing massive transportation difficulties throughout the city. They won after six days.
Image: A Bay Area resident being interviewed about the transportation strike [KRON 4 News]
On this day in 2011, a picket line of approximately 700 longshoremen and their supporters blocked a grain train from entering EGT's (a large shipping conglomerate) terminal to oppose the company's union-busting efforts.
Michael Athokhamien Imoudu, born on this day in 1902, was a militant Nigerian labor union leader who led a historically important general strike in the country in 1945.
![Protesters denounce the swimsuit competition as a cattle auction on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 7th, 1968 [time.com]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/missAmericaProtest.jpg)
On this day in 1968, a feminist protest was simultaneously held alongside the Miss America contest, becoming a widely publicized event in which women threw their bras, hairspray, and makeup into a symbolic "Freedom Trash Can".
Image: Protesters denounce the swimsuit competition as a cattle auction on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 7th, 1968 [time.com]
On this day in 1977, workers at Harig India Pvt Limited embarked on a massive protest in Ghaziabad, near the capital city, New Delhi, burning down the company factory after security guards fired on protesters.
Image: A map of India, with the northern province of Ghaziabad highlighted