Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology

Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.

Compiled by Ulli Diemer

July 30, 1889
American forces intervene in Hawaii. Related Topics: Hawaii – Intervention – U.S. Imperialism
July 30, 1936
Airplanes supplied by the fascist regimes of Germany and Italy transport Spain’s fascist military leaders and their troops from Africa to Spain in an attempt to overthrow the Spanish government. The coup attempt meets strong resistance, and the Spanish civil war breaks out. Related Topics: Spanish Civil War
July 30, 1938
Adolf Hitler presents Nazi Germany’s highest non-citizen award, “Grand Cross of the Supreme Order of the German Eagle,” to American industrialist Henry Ford in Berlin, in appreciation of Ford’s pro-Nazi statements. Related Topics: Fascism – Nazi History
July 30, 1996
Four Ploughshares activists in Liverpool, England, are acquitted of all charges (illegal entry and criminal damage) on the basis of their having prevented a greater crime, after having extensively damaged an F-16 Hawk fighter jet to be sold to the Indonesian government for use in its genocidal occupation of East Timor. Further Reading: East Timor: Comments On the Occasion of the Forthcoming APEC Summit East Timor: Questions and Answers East Timor Retrospective Related Topics: Anti-War Movement – Arms Trade – Crimes Against Humanity – East Timor – Genocide – Indonesia