1900 -- Puerto Rico: American Empire begins in earnest as the island is surrendered to the US military authority. 1906 -- Francisco Ferrer, Spanish anarchist pedagogue, continued to test the tolerance of Spanish authorities & clerics by organizing a massive demonstration today, on Good Friday, in support of secular education. Marius Jacob (1879-1954), the anarchist bandit credited with over 150 burglaries, is the original "Arsene Lupin" in the French detective novels of Maurice Leblanc, with only slight exagerations which made him a sensational "fictional" character. 1918 -- Russia: Moscow headquarters of the anarchists surrounded & attacked by Bolshevik troops. For the past two days Cheka, the Bolshevik secret police has carried out raids on Moscow anarchist groups & making arrests. "At last the Soviet government, with an iron broom, has rid Russia of Anarchism." Leon Trotsky, who prepared the military action against the anarchists 1919 -- Ireland: The Limerick Soviet of 1919. http://www.eskimo.com/~recall/bleed/sinners/LimerickSoviet.htm
1954 -- US: Bill Haley & the Comets record "Rock Around the Clock" for Decca Records. The song is released the following year when it's included in the film "Blackboard Jungle." 1966 -- US: NY Stock Exchange anti-Vietnam War leafletting. 1967 -- US: 1,500 march down the Ave. in Seattle's U-District in opposition to Vietnam War. 1975 -- Black American sensual dancer Josephine Baker dies, Paris, France. 1989 -- Abbie Hoffman, Yippie peace activist of the 60's, dies at 52. Commits suicide.
