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Protesting


1989 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings

1989 5 Pakistani Moslem rioters killed protesting "Satanic Verses" novel

1982 In exhibition game A's pitcher Steve McCatty comes to bat using a 15" toy bat (under Billy Martins orders), protesting disallowing of DH

1976 Israel kills 6 Palestinians protesting land confiscation

1970 John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland

1969 Jan Palach, protesting Soviet invasion of Czech, self immolates at 20

1968 Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed

1967 Benjamin Spock and Allen Ginsberg arrested protesting Vietnam war

1956 General strike in Cyprus protesting exile of archbishop Makarios

1932 El Salvador army kills 4,000 protesting farmers

1930 Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax

1915 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (New York City) protesting lynchings

1912 A's beat Tigers 24-2, who use amateurs protesting Ty Cobbs suspension

1894 In New York City, 12,000 tailors went on strike protesting sweat shops

1861 Russians shoot at Poles protesting Russian rule of Poland



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