May 2026

On February 1, 1912 the Industrial Workers of the World (AKA the Wobblies or IWW) started the San Diego Free Speech Fight in response to a city ordinance preventing public speaking in and around the Stingaree neighborhood (now known as the Gaslamp Quarter). The authorities were trying to squelch labor and radical organizing in the […]

December 25, 1910: A bomb destroyed a portion of the Llewellyn Ironworks in Los Angeles. On October 1st, a bomb had destroyed the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21 employees and injuring over 100. The Iron Workers had been fighting a brutal and protracted battle with U.S. Steel and the American Bridge Company, which were busting