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

September 11, 1903
Birth of Theodore Adorno (1903-1969), leftist philosopher, critical theorist, and musicologist, member of the Frankfurt School. Further Reading: The Frankfurt School and “Critical Theory” Dialectic of Enlightenment Related Topics: Critical Theory – Frankfurt School (Critical Theory)
September 11, 1973
Chilean President Salvador Allende is overthrown and killed in a bloody coup orchestrated by the U.S. government through the CIA, and carried out by General Augusto Pinochet. Thousands are murdered, tortured, and ‘disappeared’ in the ensuing reign of terror. Further Reading: Salvador Allende: Last Words to the Nation. September 11, 1973, 9:10 am Remembering Pinochet’s Coup: A Taste of Justice for Chile Eyewitness Chile: After 30 Years Conversations with Allende: Socialism in Chile Related Topics: Chile – Coups – State Terrorism – U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
September 11, 2001
Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon kill almost 3,000 people, and provide the U.S. government with the opportunity to launch an indefinite ‘war on terror’ and massively restrict civil liberties. Related Topics: September 11 (9/11) – Terrorism
September 11, 2012
A factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 289 workers. All but one of the doors had been locked by management to prevent workers from leaving. The factory owners had also placed iron bars over the windows. Earlier the same evening, another 25 workers died in a fire in a shoe factory in Lahore. Related Topics: Corporate Crime – Sweatshops – Workers' Health & Safety – Workplace Death & Injury