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Events 1950-1999 AlterLinks Topic Index Abortion without Apology Radical History for the 1990s Resource Type: Book Published: 1990 Abortion without Apology gives a historical perpective and description of the experiences, successes and ideas of the early activisism from the 1959 to the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs Wade decision. Algerian War of Independence Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A conflict between France and Algerian independence movements from 1954 to 1962, which led to Algeria gaining its independence from France. Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Published: 1983 Dispute between the Phelps Dodge Corporation and a unionized copper miners. Australian waterfront dispute of 1998 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Severe and protracted industrial relations dispute, primarily between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Patrick Corporation, a stevedoring and transportation company. Battle of Orgreave Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A confrontation between police and picketing miners at a British Steel coking plant in Orgreave, South Yorkshire, in 1984, during the UK miners' strike. Battle of Valle Giulia Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A clash between Italian left-wing militants and the Italian police at Valle Giulia, in Rome, on March 1, 1968. Bituminous Coal Strike of 1974 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Published: 1974 A 28-day national coal strike in the United States led by the United Mine Workers of America, The black bloc and the Battle of Seattle Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 Canadian Union of Students Wikipedia article Resource Type: Article Formed in 1963, the Canadian Union of Students (CUS) was the successor organization of the National Federation of Canadian University Students (NFCUS) formed in 1926. CUS like NFCUS was essentially a binational coalition of student councils at Canadian universities. Challenging the Mississippi Fire Bombers Memories of Mississippi 1964-65 Resource Type: Book Published: 2013 With a firsthand account of the details and thoughtful descriptions of key people on the front lines, author Jim Dann brings the historic period, the June 1964 civil rights struggle to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, back to life. He places those 15 months in Mississippi in the overall history of the struggle of African Americans for freedom, equality, and democratic rights in the South, the country, and throughout the world. Chicago '68 Resource Type: Book Published: 1988 A vivid history of the political and social movements of that turbulent time, when the power structure felt itself threatened by social movements that rejected much of what it stood for. COINTELPRO Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A series of covert, and often illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at investigating and disrupting dissident political organizations within the United States. Common Front Strikes Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article Cartel of Québec public- and para-public-sector trade unions formed in 1972 to negotiate with the provincial government. Critical Mass Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A bicycling event typically held on the last Friday of every month. Cuban Revolution Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article An armed revolt that led to the overthrow of U.S.-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista of Cuba on January 1, 1959 by the 26th of July Movement led by Fidel Castro. Delano grape strike Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A strike, boycott, and secondary boycott led by the United Farm Workers (UFW) against growers of table grapes in California. First Intifada Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A Palestinian Uprising against Israeli rule in the Palestinian Territories. Five Days in Seattle: A View from the Ground Resource Type: Article Published: 1999 About the 1999 protests in Seattle. France Spring 1968 Masses in motion Ideas in free flow Resource Type: Book Published: 1968 Freedom rides Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Freedom Riders were Civil Rights activists who rode on interstate buses into the segregated southern United States. Freedom Summer Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, which up to that time had almost totally excluded black voters. French Revolution 1968 Resource Type: Book Published: 1968 Seale and McConville set out to relate what happened during the May 1968 revolt in France, to set the explosion in its context of French politics, and to single out what they take to be the original and creative features of the situation. General Strike France 1968 A factory-by-factory account Resource Type: Book Published: 1969 Andre Hoyles analyses the development, organisation and end of the mass strike in France, 1968, with reference to case studies of particular factories. Human Be-In Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A happening in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the afternoon and evening of January 14, 1967 Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A spontaneous nationwide revolt against the Stalinist government of the People's Republic of Hungary. Kengir uprising Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A prisoner uprising that took place in the Soviet prison labor camp Kengir in May and June 1954. Kent State shootings Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article The shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. Little Rock Central High School Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article The site of forced school desegregation during the American Civil Rights Movement. Long March, Short Spring The Student Uprising at Home and Abroad Resource Type: Book Published: 1969 An examination of the world student rebellions of the late 1960s. Manoir Richelieu Dispute Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article Few labour disputes have included such dramatic developments as the eventful Manoir Richelieu conflict, which shook Quebec in December 1985 when the Parti Québécois government sold the property, a renowned tourism heritage site, to businessman Raymond Malenfant for $555 555.55.The new owner maintained that he had purchased only a building and was not bound through the transaction by any obligation to the union or the existing collective bargaining agreement. March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963 at which Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial. Marxists Internet Archive - Historic Events in the Encyclopedia of Marxism Resource Type: Article Mau Mau Uprising Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article An insurgency by Kenyan peasants against the British colonialist rule. May 1968 in France Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article May 1968, referring to the period when the events occurred in France, saw the largest general strike that ever stopped the economy of an advanced industrial country,[1] the first wildcat general strike in history,[1] and a series of student occupation protests. Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A strike by Teamsters against most of the trucking companies operating in Minneapolis. Moncada Barracks Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 The Moncada Barracks was a military barracks in Santiago de Cuba. On July 26, 1953, the barracks was the site of an armed attack by a small group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro. Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A large demonstration against the United States involvement in the Vietnam War that took place across the United States on October 15, 1969. Murdochville Strike Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article On 10 March 1957 the 1000 workers of Gaspé Copper Mines, Murdochville, Qué, struck for the right to unionize. The conflict lasted 7 months and ended in defeat for the miners. Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article New Zealand waterfront dispute of 1951 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article The largest and most widespread industrial dispute in New Zealand history. Newfoundland Loggers' Strike Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article The Newfoundland Loggers' Strike began 31 December 1958 when hundreds of loggers employed by Anglo-Newfoundland Development Co at Grand Falls struck for wage increases and for improvements in living conditions at wood camps. Nicaraguan Revolution Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Encompasses the rising opposition to the Somoza dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970s. 1983 United States Senate bombing Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article The 1983 U.S. Senate bombing was a bomb explosion at the United States Senate on November 7, 1983. Peace Movement (Canada) Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article Canada has a long tradition of an active and vocal peace movement. During the late 1950s and 1960s, concern over the dangers of atmospheric testing and the debate over the presence in Canada of nuclear weapons provided a focus for Canada's fledgling peace movement. Prague Spring Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia in 1968. Producers' strike at CBC/Société Radio-Canada Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article A strike by producers at Société Radio-Canada in Montréal in 1958-59. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A United States trade union which operated from 1968 until its decertification in 1981 following a strike which was broken by the Reagan Administration. Protests of 1968 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article The Protests of 1968 consisted of a worldwide series of protests, largely led by students and workers. Reesor Siding Strike of 1963 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A labour conflict which resulted in the shooting of 11 union members. Reinterpreting 1968: Mythology on the Make Resource Type: Article Published: 1988 Romanian Revolution of 1989 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A week-long series of increasingly violent riots and fighting in late December 1989 that overthrew the Government of Nicolae Ceausescu. Samizdat Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A key form of dissident activity across the Soviet-bloc; individuals reproduced censored publications by hand and passed the documents from reader to reader, thus building a foundation for the successful resistance of the 1980s. Saskatchewan Doctors' Strike Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Resource Type: Article A strike against the introduction of medicare by Saskatchewan doctors in 1962. Second-wave Feminism (USA) Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Period of feminist activity which began during the early 1960s and lasted throughout the late 1970s. Selma to Montgomery marches Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Three marches in 1965 that marked the culmination of the voting rights movement of the American civil rights movement. Sexual revolution in 1960s America Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Attitudes to a variety of issues changed, sometimes radically, throughout the decade. The urge to 'find oneself' the activsm of the 1960's and the quest for autonomy were characterised by the changes towards sexual attitudes at the time. SS Columbia Eagle incident Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A mutiny that occurred aboard the American merchant vessel Columbia Eagle in March 1970 when crew members seized the vessel and sailed to Cambodia. Steel strike of 1952 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A strike by the United Steelworkers of America against U.S. Steel and nine other steelmakers. Stonewall riots Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Stories from the Ice Storm Resource Type: Book Published: 1999 Personal stories of the ice storm which hit eastern North America in 1998. Strikes in South Korea 1996-1997 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Published: 1997 In December 1996 and January 1997, South Korea experienced the largest organized strike in its history, when workers in the automotive and shipbuilding industries refused to work in protest against a law which was to make firing employees easier for employers and curtail labor organizing rights. Student Power and the Canadian Campus Resource Type: Book Published: 1969 A collection of articles about student activism in Canada in the lates 1960s. Summer of Love Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article The summer of 1967, when as many as 100,000 people converged on the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. There Was a Country A Personal History of Biafra Resource Type: Book Published: 2012 A coming of age account, set against the backdrop of the Nigerian Civil War, or the Biafran War, of 1967-1970. Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the PRC beginning on 14 April. Led mainly by students and intellectuals, the protests occurred in a year that saw the collapse of a number of communist governments around the world. Tlatelolco massacre Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A government massacre of student and civilian protesters and bystanders that took place during the afternoon and night of October 2, 1968 in Mexico City. UK miners' strike (1984 - 1985) Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Published: 1985 A major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. Uprising of 1953 in East Germany Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A widespread uprising against the Stalinist German Democratic Republic government. Velvet Revolution Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the Communist government in 1989. Vorkuta uprising Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A major uprising of the concentration camp inmates in Vorkuta, Russia in July-August 1953. Wapping dispute Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A significant turning point in the history of the trade union movement and of UK industrial relations. Winter of Discontent Resource Type: Article Published: 1991 Whole communities are being plunged into a poverty culture that is very difficult to escape. Winter of Discontent Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A term used to describe the British winter of 1978-1979, during which there were widespread strikes by local authority trade unions demanding larger pay raises for their members.

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