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 31, 1957
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American Playwright Arthur Miller is convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to reveal the names of associates alleged to be Communists. He is blacklisted, stripped of his passport, and sentenced to a $500 fine or thirty days in prison.
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May 31, 2009
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George Tiller, a physician from Wichita, Kansas is shot and killed during a Sunday morning church service by Scott Roeder, an anti-abortion fanatic.
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