May 9, 1933: Helen Keller Writes to German Students
Helen Keller wrote a letter to the students who planned on burning all books deemed “un-German.”
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Theme: World History/Global Studies
World History/Global Studies
July 14, 1969: Soccer War
In 1969, a brief war broke out between Honduras and El Salvador.
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April 28, 1987: Benjamin Linder Murdered in Nicaragua
Ben Linder, a volunteer U.S. engineer in Nicaragua, was killed by the U.S.-funded Contras.
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April 26, 1937: The Bombing of Guernica
During the Spanish Civil War, the Nazis tested their new air force on the Basque town of Guernica in northern Spain.
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March 13, 1979: The Grenada Revolution
Grenada’s prime minister Eric Gairy was ousted in a coup organized by the New Jewel Movement and led by Maurice Bishop.
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Jan. 18, 1943: Jewish Resistance in Warsaw Ghetto
Jews in the Warsaw ghetto organized armed self-defense units to oppose deportations to forced-labor camps and to the Treblinka extermination camp.
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Dec. 22, 1997: Acteal Massacre
Adults and children, members of the organization Las Abejas (The Bees), were massacred while praying in a church in Chiapas, Mexico.
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Jan. 12, 2010: Earthquake in Haiti
Haiti was hit with a devastating earthquake that took the lives of thousands and displaced even more.
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Feb. 25, 1941: General Strike in Amsterdam
A general strike was called in Amsterdam to protest Nazi persecution of Jews under the German Nazi occupation.
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Feb. 4, 1899: War of Philippine Independence
When the United States refused to recognize Philippine independence, Philippine Republic president Emilio Aguinaldo declared war.
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Jan. 1, 1804: Haitian Independence
Haiti became a free republic after a revolution, declaring independence for ALL people.
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Jan. 5, 1997: Guam Commission on Decolonization
Guam established a Commission on Decolonization.
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Nov. 10, 1995: Murdered by Shell
The Ogoni Nine were executed by the Nigerian military government for campaigning against the devastation of their homeland by oil companies.
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March 16, 2003: Rachel Corrie Killed
Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while undertaking nonviolent direct action to protect the home of a Palestinian family from demolition.
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March 16, 1968: Mỹ Lai Massacre and Hugh Thompson
Hugh Thompson tried to defend Vietnamese villagers during Mỹ Lai Massacre.
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March 20, 2003: Iraq War Invasion
It’s worth pausing to note how profoundly corporate textbooks mis-educate our students on the years of warfare in Iraq.
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April 1, 1955: ANC Protest Bantu Education Act
The African National Congress called on parents to withdraw their children from schools to resist the 1953 Bantu Education Act.
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April 19, 1943: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Began
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began, on the eve of Passover, when Nazi forces attempted to clear out the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, to send them to concentration camps.
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Nov. 3, 1986: Iran Arms Sales Revealed
Ash-Shiraa reported that the U.S. government had been secretly selling arms to Iran in a hostage release deal.
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Nov. 4, 1984: First Democratic Nicaraguan Elections
Nicaragua held its first democratic elections in more than fifty years in 1984.
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Nov. 8, 2009: Okinawa Protest
Thousands of Okinawan protesters on the island of Okinawa demanded the removal of the U.S. base there.
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Nov. 14, 1965: Battle of Ia Drang
The Battle of Ia Drang began between regulars of the U.S. Army and regulars of the People’s Army of Vietnam.
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Teaching Sacrifice Zones
Teaching Activity. By Rosemarie Frascella. Rethinking Schools.
Our extractive fossil fuel-based economy has always demanded that some people’s homes and health be sacrificed for the benefit of more privileged and powerful others. This article explores how one teacher engages her students in thinking about how “sacrifice zones” play out in their lives.
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Our extractive fossil fuel-based economy has always demanded that some people’s homes and health be sacrificed for the benefit of more privileged and powerful others. This article explores how one teacher engages her students in thinking about how “sacrifice zones” play out in their lives.
May 5: Rethinking Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is actually the Battle of Puebla Day, commemorating the defeat of Napoleon III in 1862.
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May 20, 1943: The Battle of Attu
The Battle of Attu was fought between U.S. and Japanese forces, with Attu villagers taken as prisoners of war.
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