June 8
1847
The British Parliament enacts legislation limiting working hours of women and children aged 13 to 18 to 10 per day
1966
270 walked out of graduation ceremonies at New York University (NYU) to protest the presentation of an honorary degree to Robert McNamara, then the Secretary of Defense and responsible for U.S. forces waging war in Vietnam.
1969
Two-thirds of the graduating class of Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island) turned their backs on Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as he gave the commencement address, silently expressing their opposition to U.S. foreign policy and the war in Vietnam.
1997
Anti-genetic food activists play cricket using bioengineered potatoes previously scheduled for harvesting.
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 