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10 Protests That Changed History

Iran's post-election storm has these precedents

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(Newser) – The post-election storm brewing in Iran prompted LiveScience to round up some of history's most significant protests:

  • A piece of paper nailed to a church door in 1517 sparked the Protestant Revolution.
  • Parisians moved more boldly, beheading the Bastille's governor to spark the French Revolution in 1789.
  • The Boston Tea Party in 1773 helped pave the way for the American Revolution.

  • 60,000 were arrested during Gandhi's Salt March to protest British taxation in 1930, but it swayed world opinion toward Indian independence.
  • MLK's March on Washington in 1963 spurred civil rights laws.
  • Tiananmen Square held a million peaceful demonstrators in 1989 when Chinese tanks rolled in.
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Police in West Berlin installing barbed wire fortifications at the Berlin Wall to protect it against demonstators in West Berlin, among the world's most significant protests.
Police in West Berlin installing barbed wire fortifications at the Berlin Wall to protect it against demonstators in West Berlin, among the world's most significant protests.   (Getty Images)
Students of the University of Hong Kong attend a pro-democracy rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacre which took place during the Tiananmen Square protests.
Students of the University of Hong Kong attend a pro-democracy rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacre which took place during the Tiananmen Square protests.   (Getty Images)
Mahatma Gandhi Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, leading the Salt March in protest against the British monopoly on salt production.
Mahatma Gandhi Indian nationalist and spiritual leader, leading the Salt March in protest against the British monopoly on salt production.   (Getty Images)
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Jun 19, 09 3:12 PM CDT
they forgot the American tea part 2009! Reply
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Jun 19, 09 3:19 PM CDT
No you didn't read the headline. It's titled, "10 Protests That Changed History", not "10 Protests That Embarrassed History".
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Jun 19, 09 9:37 PM CDT
I so wish I had said that, RD. A BIG thumbs up for that one!
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anyone else consider rightthing's post may be sarcastic?
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