“Excuse me, Sister, we’ve heard some homosexuals and radicals are going to try and disrupt our meeting here tonight. Will… READ MORE
Field Marshal Baron von Haynau, a brutal commander of the Austrian Empire, was known as ‘the Hyena’; he had earned… READ MORE
In August 1908, 44 young women box makers went on strike. They were part of a 1,500-strong workforce from the… READ MORE
Bartholomew Fair, was the most prominent and infamous London fair for centuries; and one of the most important in the… READ MORE
Some reflections on local anti-fascist struggles in South London in 1991… In July 1991 the far right British National Party… READ MORE
From 1279 to 1855 Camberwell Fair was held, every August, It is first recorded in 1279. Originally the Fair was… READ MORE
In August 1794, during the war against revolutionary France, crowds over several days attempted to destroy ‘Crimp Houses’, which served… READ MORE
On 13 August 1977, the far-right National Front (NF) attempted to march from New Cross to Lewisham in South East London. Thousands… READ MORE
The outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642 came after several years of conflict between king Charles I and… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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