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The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, Stonewall revolution, [3] or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.
Operation Stonewall was an Allied naval and air operation in the Second World War from 26 to 27 December 1943, to intercept blockade-runners sailing to German-occupied France through the Bay of Biscay.
Seymour Pine (July 21, 1919 – September 2, 2010) was an American deputy police inspector with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) who served on the force from 1941 to 1976. As deputy inspector, he led the police raid on the Stonewall Inn, which took place in the early morning hours
Stonewall Uprising made its theatrical debut on June 16, 2010, at the Film Forum in New York City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The film features interviews with 15 participants and eyewitnesses to the riots, including many who were active in the uprising and later went on to form gay liberation groups, as well as law enforcement who participated in the ...
1700–1721 Great Northern War – 30,000 Russians killed in action [2] 1701–1714 War of the Spanish Succession – 1,251,000 killed in action [1] 1703–1711 Rákóczi's War of Independence; 1707–1708 Bulavin Rebellion; 1712 Toggenburg War; 1714–1718 Ottoman–Venetian wars; 1715–1716 Jacobite rising of 1715
The uprising that took place at The Stonewall Inn 51 years ago this week was the spark that set off a powder keg, paving the way for acceptance and equality of gay, lesbian and transgender people ...
For the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the City of Paris named a square to pay homage to the riots. [1] The new square was inaugurated by French officials on 19 June, with Stuart Milk and several Stonewall Inn activists. [2] The square is the main entrance of Italian delicatessen Eataly. A Marc O'Polo boutique is also situated in the ...
Pages in category "Uprisings during World War II" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... June Uprising in Lithuania; K. Insurgency in ...