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Protesters block a road with burning tires and paving stones in Khartoum on Monday. Photograph: Ashraf Shazly/AFP [theguardian.com]
Khartoum Massacre (2019)June 3rd, 2019

On this day in 2019, the Khartoum massacre took place when Sudanese troops attacked sit-in protesters at Khartoum military headquarters with heavy gunfire and teargas, killing at least 100 people and throwing their bodies into the Nile.

Image: Protesters block a road with burning tires and paving stones in Khartoum on Monday. Photograph: Ashraf Shazly/AFP [theguardian.com]

The U.S. soccer team poses for a group photo before their international friendly soccer match against the Japan in Commerce City, Colorado on June 2nd, 2016. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) [komonews.com]
U.S. Disallows Women's Soccer Strike (2016)June 3rd, 2016

On this day in 2016, a U.S. federal judge sided with U.S. Soccer, ruling that the national women's soccer team would not be allowed to strike, despite their no-strike collective bargaining agreement expiring four years prior.

Image: The U.S. soccer team poses for a group photo before their international friendly soccer match against the Japan in Commerce City, Colorado on June 2nd, 2016. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) [komonews.com]

Two boys, beaten during the Zoot Suit riots, lie in the street, surrounded by a crowd. One is stripped down to his underwear. [Wikipedia]
Zoot Suit Riots (1943)June 3rd, 1943

On this day in 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots began when thousands of white American servicemen in California began indiscriminately attacking people (mostly Latinos) wearing Zoot Suits, which were seen as unpatriotic.

Image: Two boys, beaten during the Zoot Suit riots, lie in the street, surrounded by a crowd. One is stripped down to his underwear. [Wikipedia]