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
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May 26, 1932
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Members of the ‘Ginger Group’ of Members of Parliament and members of the League for Social Reconstruction meet in Calgary and decide to form a new left-wing political party. The temporary name adopted for the new party is the “Commonwealth Party”, later changed to “Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Farmer-Labour-Socialist).” J.S. Woodsworth is selected as party leader.
The party wins seven seats in the 1935 federal election. In 1944, it wins the Saskatchewan provincial election under leader T.C. Douglas and becomes the first social-democratic party to take office in North America.
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May 26, 2010
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Bradley Manning is arrested for allegedly leaking evidence of U.S. war crimes to Wikileaks. He is charged with espionage and “aiding the enemy”, incarcerated, subjected to abuse and torture while in custody, and then, after a show trial, sentenced to 35 years in prison.
No action is taken against those responsible for committing the war crimes.
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