Historical Events tagged with "student activism"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Social Movements & Civil Rights

Students Protest for Democracy in South Korea

April 19th, 1960 65 years ago

In South Korea, students organized a nationwide protest against the authoritarian regime of President Syngman Rhee. They demanded democratic reforms and greater political freedoms, sparked by the government's violent crackdown on dissent. The protests culminated in a significant show of public support, which ultimately pressured Rhee to resign from his presidency, reshaping the political landscape of the nation.

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Social Movements & Civil Rights

Execution of White Rose Resistance Leaders

February 22nd, 1943 82 years ago

Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst were executed by guillotine in Munich, Germany. They were key members of the White Rose resistance group opposing Nazi rule through nonviolent protest and distribution of anti-Nazi leaflets. Their bravery in standing against totalitarianism marked them as some of the most iconic figures in German resistance history.

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