Today in history

March 4

1912
Suffragists, walking single file in Knightsbridge, London, smash every window they pass to protest government inaction.

1917
Montana elected Republican Jeanette Rankin as the first woman to sit in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rankin voted against both WW I and WWII, and later led marches against the Vietnam war.

1969
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) was founded.
From its founding document: “Misuse of scientific and technical knowledge presents a major threat to the existence of mankind. Through its actions in Vietnam our government has shaken our confidence in its ability to make wise and humane decisions. There is also disquieting evidence of an intention to enlarge further our immense destructive capability…”

1978
40,000 demonstrate against uranium enrichment plant, Almelo, Netherlands.