This Day in Anarchist History

Short primers on historical anarchist events.

This Day in Anarchist History: The Spanish Revolution

On this day in Anarchist history, July 19th we remember the start of the Spanish Revolution, when thousands of Anarchists took control of Barcelona.

This Day in Anarchist History: The Vinegar Revolt

On this day in anarchist history, June 13th 2013 we remember The Vinegar Revolt, a series of protests turned into riots across the lands occupied by Brazil.

This Day in Anarchist History: The Haymarket Affair

On This Day in Anarchist History we remember the Haymarket Affair; the police massacre that is widely accepted as the origins of May Day.

This Day in Anarchist History: The Benevento Uprising

On April 8th 1877 Anarchists descended on 2 villages in the mountains of rural Italy, ransacked the town halls and clashed with the government troops.

This Day in Anarchist History: The Paris Commune

Hello and welcome to the first of what we hope will be a many episodes of our new series, This Day in Anarchist History! In our premier episode we examine The Paris Commune, a short lived uprising when a broad coalition of the working classes took control of the city on March 18th 1871 and.