1886- Workers in Chicago city organize demonstrations demanding more jobs and better work conditions.
1925- Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony.
1948- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea founded.
1961- Fidel Castro declares Cuba a socialist nation.
Born today
1769- Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington in Britain.
Passed away
1945- Joseph Goebbels, who was Adolf Hitler’s Propaganda Minister.
Occasions
The International Workers’ Day.
Reem/H.Said