#OtD 1 May 1891 the Fusillade de Fourmies took place during the first French celebration of International Workers' Day when troops fired on peaceful strikers, killing 9 including Marie Blondeau and wounding 35 https://t.co/qatUE1PuSI https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8121/fourmies-may-day-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon