Mar. 11. 1988: Beginning of ten days of direct actions at the Nevada Test Site. Over 2,200 arrested, the largest number of arrests at a demonstration outside D.C. in U.S. history; the actions were almost complete ignored by mainstream media.

Mar. 13. 1864: First contingent of 14,030 Navajo reach Ft. Sumner, N. Mex., a 400-mile forced march in which thousands died. 1962: Wing Luke becomes the first non-white elected to Seattle City Council.

Mar. 14. 1912: IWW agrees to terms granting over 20% pay hikes, successfully ending 32,000-person "Bread and Roses" strike against wool mills precipitated by wage cuts. Lawrence, Mass.

Mar. 15. 1869: First federal women's suffrage amendment introduced in U.S. Congress. 1953: Joseph Stalin dies in his sleep. 1970: 78 arrested during second attempt to occupy Ft. Lawton, demanding that Seattle give the unused facility back to Native Americans.

Mar. 16. 1827. First Black newspaper in U.S., Freedom's Journal, published.

Mar. 17. 1920. General strike overcomes Kapp Putsch, Germany. 1996. 30,000 march in Villahermosa, Mexico, in support of a campaign to blockade state-owned oil wells that had displaced thousands of poor people.