On This Day in Working Class History
Daily briefings of On This Day people's history anniversaries every day of the year. From the Working Class History team.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 1 minutes
- Episodes
- 574
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
18 August 1812: Leeds food riots
Mini-podcast about an event on this day in working class history.
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00:01:06 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
17 August 1987: Hyundai occupation
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00:01:26 |
Sun 17 Aug 2025
16 August 1819: Peterloo massacre
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00:02:22 |
Sat 16 Aug 2025
15 August 1911: Liverpool strikers shot
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00:01:20 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
14 August 1886: New Haven rubber workers strike
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00:01:10 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
13 August 1937: Mauritius strike massacre
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00:01:32 |
Wed 13 Aug 2025
12 August 1887: Maria Cano born
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00:02:00 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
11 August 1958: Dockums drugstore sit-in
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00:01:12 |
Mon 11 Aug 2025
10 August 2005: Gate Gourmet dispute
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00:01:52 |
Sun 10 Aug 2025
9 August 1979: YH wig workers occupation
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00:01:42 |
Sat 09 Aug 2025
8 August 1883: Madison Square Garden strike benefit
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00:01:18 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
7 August 1842: Chartist mass meeting
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00:01:46 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
6 August 1970: Yippies invade Disneyland
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00:01:21 |
Wed 06 Aug 2025
5 August 1981: Air-traffic controllers fired
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00:02:15 |
Tue 05 Aug 2025
4 August 1941: Moengo miners strike
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00:01:24 |
Mon 04 Aug 2025
3 August 1945: Wagglen family squat
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00:01:45 |
Sun 03 Aug 2025
2 August 1917: Rio de Janeiro strike ends
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00:01:10 |
Sat 02 Aug 2025
1 August 1938: Hilo massacre
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00:01:07 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
31 July 1945: London dockers go-slow
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00:01:26 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
30 July 1766: Real Del Monte miners strike
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00:00:57 |
Wed 30 Jul 2025
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