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#OtD 25 Jun 1878 the Kanak rebellion in New Caledonia began when indigenous Melanesian warriors killed a number of colonialists in the La Foa region. More info in this biography of Louise Michel, who supported of the rebellion: https://t.co/aOeWqiyg0V

#OtD 25 Jun 1876 the Battle of the Little Bighorn began when Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes routed General Custer's army, killing Custer in the process. A full account of the battle is in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: https://t.co/ViImGYFMfT

#OtD 12 Apr 1918 Bolshevik forces attacked 26 anarchist centres in Moscow, as the anarchists were growing larger in strength. At least 40 anarchists were killed by Cheka forces, and about 500 were arrested and jailed https://t.co/l783RYnkc2

#OtD 1 Jan 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, not because he was anti-racist but to undermine Confederacy: "I am not, nor ever have been, in favour of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white & Black races": https://t.co/s6STHbJtVW

#OtD 19 Sep 1793 during the Haitian revolution, 600 British soldiers sent from Jamaica landed at Jérémie, Haiti. French property owners had made an agreement with Britain for Saint Domingue to become a British colony with slavery reinstated.

#OtD 21 Aug 1791 the Haitian revolution began as 100,000 enslaved people rose up and eventually overthrew both slavery and French rule, creating the world's first Black republic. This article looks at the significance of the revolution over 200 years on: https://t.co/z50t4WLkpQ

#OtD 11 Jul 1937 Jack Sirai, Japanese cook who went to Spain to fight the fascists in the civil war, was killed in combat. A volunteer in the American Abraham @LincolnBrigade, he was shot fetching supplies for his starving unit. More info here: https://t.co/uPV6NPrahI

#OtD 21 Jun 1798 20,000 rebels fought British troops at the Battle of Vinegar Hill. The rebels were supporters of the United Irishmen movement, and their defeat at Vinegar Hill is viewed by historians as a decisive point in the 1798 revolt

#OtD 2 Jun 1863 the Combahee River raid took place, Harriet Tubman led 150 Black Union soldiers. The only woman-led military operation during the American civil war. 750 slaves were freed and the estates of several slaveowners were looted and burned. https://t.co/Knywl5Vbok

#OtD 9 Dec 2010 inmates at six prisons throughout the state of Georgia began a one day strike. They suffered violent repression from guards as a result https://t.co/0WeiVDNAFf