BASTILLE DAY: The International Socialist Workers Congress convenes in Paris, in observance of the centennial of the French Revolution.
Postscript: Over the course of the week-long conclave, the delegates chose to observe the anniversary of the May 1, 1886 Chicago, Illinois Haymarket Riot, as International Labor Day.
[restored 5/15/2022]
Subsequent Events:
References:
International Workers’ Day – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day#History
International Workers Congresses of Paris, 1889 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers_Congresses_of_Paris,_1889