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![The Conference of Berlin, as illustrated in 'Illustrierte Zeitung', 1884 [WikiCommons]](https://stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/event-photos/Events/berlinConference.jpeg)
On this day in 1884, the "Berlin Conference" began when delegations from nearly every Western European country and the U.S. met in Germany to develop a set of protocols for the seizure and control of African resources.
Image: The Conference of Berlin, as illustrated in 'Illustrierte Zeitung', 1884 [WikiCommons]
Fred Beal (1896 - 1954) was an American labor organizer who played a leading role in the Loray Mill Strike of 1929 and a former communist who renounced his beliefs upon his exile to Soviet Russia. He died on this day in 1954.
On this day in 1922, Ecuadorian soldiers fired on a crowd of 20,000 demonstrators participating in a general strike in Guayaquil, killing approximately 300 people.
Image: A crowd of striking workers in the street, some carrying banners