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On this day in 1964, the anti-American riot known as the "Flag Protest" began in Panama over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone, then controlled by the United States. Twenty-two Panamanians and four U.S. soldiers were killed.
On this day in 1900, Senator Albert J. Beveridge (1862 - 1927) gave a speech that made plain the United States' imperialist intentions for the Pacific region. "The Philippines give us a base at the door of all the East..."
![A crowd of striking workers facing off with police on the street [BBC News]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/battleOfSaltleyGate.jpg)
On this day in 1972, coal miners in Britain went on strike, the first national miners' strike since 1926. After the Battle of Saltley Gate rendered the last large stockpile of fuel inaccessible in February, workers won their demands.
Image: A crowd of striking workers facing off with police on the street [BBC News]