On March 7, 1965, a group of around 600 marchers left Selma, Alabama, on a march to Alabama’s capital, Montgomery, as part of the Selma Voting Rights Movement. Shortly after leaving Selma, the unarmed marchers were attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge by state troopers with tear gas and billy … Continue reading
International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March 8. The day was originally created by Clara Zetkin, a German Marxist who organized the first International Women’s Day in 1911 as a Socialist political event. In this audio recording, hear the words of Clara Zetkin as she speaks about women’s … Continue reading
Mildred Gillars was an American actress who was employed by the Third Reich in Nazi Germany to broadcast propaganda during World War II. Along with Rita Zucca, Gillars was nicknamed “Axis Sally”. Gillars was captured in Berlin following the end of the war, and was convicted of treason in the … Continue reading
Kony 2012 is a short filmed that was produced by the charity Invisible Children, Inc. and released on March 5, 2012. The video sought to promote the charity’s “Stop Kony” movement, an attempt to bring awareness to Joseph Kony in the hopes of having him arrested by the end of … Continue reading
Omar al-Bashir is the current President of Sudan, having come to power through a bloodless military coup in 1989. On March 4, 2009, al-Bashir became the first sitting president to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC charged al-Bashir with war crimes and crimes against humanity for … Continue reading
Robert Mugabe was elected Zimbabwe’s first black Prime Minister on March 4, 1980, following his role as a rebel leader against white minority rule. Mugabe is the leader of Zimbabwe’s African National Union – Patriotic Front, or ZANU-PF. Shortly after coming to power, Mugabe established a one-party state. Mugabe also … Continue reading
Operation Anaconda was an effort by the United States military, CIA Paramilitary Officers, NATO forces and allied Afghan military to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. Operation Anaconda took place from March 2 to March 16, 2002, in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains of Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. … Continue reading
Jack Abramoff is a former American lobbyist who was the center of a corruption investigation that led to his conviction. In addition to Abramoff, 21 other people either plead guilty or were found guilty of corruption. Abramoff worked as the top lobbyist for the firm Preston Gates & Ellis from … Continue reading
On February 27, 1973, approximately 200 Oglala Lakota and members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which is located on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The occupation was imp rotes of the failure of the Oglala Civil Rights Organization to impeach tribal … Continue reading
Corazon Aquino became the 11th President of the Philippines, and the first female President in Asia, on February 25, 1986. Aquino came to power following the 20-year authoritarian rule of President Ferdinand Marcos, helping to restore democracy to the Philippines. Aquino’s rise to presidency began with tragedy. Aquino’s husband, Senator … Continue reading
