London Socialist Historians Group
August 30th
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As TUC calls for Public Holiday between Sept & Xmas Historians suggest dates
The London Socialist Historians Group, which organises the socialist history seminar at the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London has welcome the call by the TUC for four more public holidays a year
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58379875
This includes a new holiday between September and Xmas.
The historians have suggested 4 possible dates- convention dictates that the holiday would be on the nearest Monday
4th October 1936 The Battle of Cable St. Mosley’s fascists stopped from marching through London’s East End
4th November 1839 Chartist Rising in Newport. An attempt at armed revolution for the vote, peaceful means having failed at that point back to Peterloo. It failed, but only just
22nd November 1990. The resignation of Margaret Thatcher
28th November 1820. Birth of Friedrich Engels Manchester businessman and co-thinker with Marx.
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