Oct. 14. 1964: Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The FBI immediately opens a file on suspected Communist, Albert Nobel. 1979: First national gay and lesbian march for civil rights, in Washington, D.C., draws over 100,000. 1981: Citing official misconduct in the investigation and trial, Amnesty International charges U.S. government with retaining as a political prisoner American Indian Movement activist Richard Marshall. 1988: 500 arrested in ACT-UP blockade of Food and Drug Administration in Rockville, MD, to protest delays and underfunding in AIDS research.

Oct. 15. 1965: David Miller becomes first man to publicly burn his draft card after Congress outlaws it. New York City. 1966: Huey Newton & Bobby Seale form the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, Oakland, CA. 1990: Fidel Velazquez, head of the Mexican Labor Federation (CTM), denounces proposals for a "free trade" agreement with the U.S., claiming it would have a catastrophic effect on both Mexican and U.S. workers.

Oct. 16. 1859: Abolitionist leader John Brown leads an anti-slavery raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to set off a mass slave revolt throughout the South. He is later hanged by the state of Virginia for his efforts. 1890: Reservation Police forcibly remove Kicking Bear from Standing Rock Agency, S. Dak., for teaching the Ghost Dance, a new Indian religion that foretold the disappearance of white people.

Oct. 17. 1796: Canada passes Antislavery Act.

Oct. 18. 1991: Massive public opposition known as the "Nevada Movement"-- after the protests at the Nevada Test Site that inspired it--wins permanent closure of the primary Russian nuclear test site. Semipalatinsk, Central Asia.

Oct. 19. 1960: U.S. announces a "temporary" trade embargo on Cuba following nationalization of U.S.-owned enterprises. 1964: Seattle CORE announces a campaign to boycott downtown merchants for discriminatory hiring practices.

Oct. 20. 1963: Between 3,000 and 5,000 rally at Seattle's Garfield H.S. in support of an open housing ordinance for the city.