July 27, 1919 Chicago, Illinois The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 begins, leaving 38 dead and over 500 injured and 1000 homeless by the time the riot ends on August 3 The riots were sparked when a black teen drowned after being stoned by white youths for violating an unofficial segregation at a Lake Michigan…
A bomb, thought to have been set by anti-war protestors, detonates during a parade honoring the US entering into WWI
July 22, 1916 San Francisco, California A bomb detonates at the Preparedness Day Parade, killing 10 and wounding 40 The parade was meant to commemorate the United States’ preparations to enter into World War I, and the bombing is suspected to be in protest of the nation entering into the foray. Prior to the bombing,…
The Troubles: Bloody Friday
July 21, 1972 Belfast, Northern Ireland In one day, later called “Bloody Friday,” 22 bombs detonate killing 9 and wounding 130 “Bloody Friday” was one instance in the thirty-year conflict in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles, pitting Nationalists (those who fought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and who were primarily Catholics) and…
The New York draft riot of 1863
July 13, 1863 New York, New York The New York draft riots begin The draft riots were sparked by working class citizens outraged about unfair drafting procedures. At the time, a person could pay a fee of $300 (roughly $5,800 in 2018) to avoid being drafted into the military. Though the rioting began as a…
Protestors arrested for parading naked and burning own houses
May 10, 1944 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada “Members of the Doukhobors, a sect devoted to social protest by parading in the nude and burning down their own houses, are arrested after a nude demonstration in Vancouver, British Columbia.” [Photo source]
