This week in history

Issue 

March 9

1945: US firebombing of Tokyo kills 100,000 people.

March 10

1982: The Builders Labourers Federation bans work on five police stations after police attack picket lines.

March 11

2001: Zapatistas march on Mexico City.

March 12

1912: "Bread and roses" strike wins in Lawrence, in the US.

March 13

1979: The Grenadian Revolution triumphs.

March 14

1988: 8 million workers in Spain strike against austerity.

From Green Left Weekly, March 9, 2005.
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