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27 July–3 August 1919: Chicago race riots

by Phil Butland on 22/07/2025

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20 July 2001: Police murder of Carlo Giuliani brings the anti-capitalism movement to Europe

by Phil Butland on 15/07/2025

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15 July 1984: “Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners” is born

by Ray Goodspeed on 07/07/2025

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3 July 1988: Iran Air flight 655 is shot down

by Phil Butland on 01/07/2025

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Fact check: Was October 7 the “Worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust”?

by Nathaniel Flakin on 27/06/2025

Answer: No. In his weekly column, Nathaniel Flakin looks at the 1976 military coup in Argentina

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We are all slaves to the clout machine

by Ali Khan on 27/06/2025

On brain rot

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1 July 2009: Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini

by Phil Butland on 24/06/2025

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20 June 1967: Muhammad Ali arrested for “draft dodging”

by Phil Butland on 17/06/2025

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17 June 1953: East German workers’ uprising

by Phil Butland on 10/06/2025

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3-10 June 1984: Attack on the Golden Temple in Amritsar

by Manu Kalia on 05/06/2025

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May 25 2020: Police kill George Floyd

by Phil Butland on 22/05/2025

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15th May 1948: The Palestinian Nakba

by Phil Butland on 15/05/2025

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