Today in Labor History August 27, 1918: The U.S. Army, including Buffalo Soldiers, fought Mexican Carrancistas in the Battle of Ambos Nogales, the only battle of World War I that was fought on American soil. It is alleged that German forces were supporting the Mexican Revolutionaries and that two German soldiers died in the battle. However, the battle was precipitated by cross border firing into the U.S. during a sectarian fight between in the armies of Venustiano Carranza and Pancho Villa, who were struggling for control of Nogales Sonora (Mexican Nogales), as well as by racist, anti-Mexican hysteria in the U.S. that was being whipped up by the media. In the aftermath, the U.S. constructed the first permanent wall on its southern border, and began building walls at many other border crossings, as well.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #ww1 #mexico #PanchoVilla #Revolution #BuffaloSoldier #BorderWall #immigration

20 de Julio de 1923 cuando se dirigía a una fiesta familiar el revolucionario mexicano Pancho Villa es emboscado y asesinado. El tumba del revolucionario acabara siendo profanada y su cabeza sustraída sin haber sido encontrada a día de hoy. #efemerides #mexico #panchovilla #revolucion #history #historia

Today in #Connecticut History, June 19: Connecticut Troops At the Mexican Border

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#20thcentury #arizona #connecticuthistory #connecticutnationalguard #june #mexico #militaryhistory #panchovilla #waranddefense #woodrowwilson #worldwari #wwi

Today in Labor History May 25, 1911: Mexican President Porfirio Díaz resigned after a popular uprising (the Mexican Revolution). Diaz had been dictator for thirty years and was despised by the overwhelming majority of Mexicans. He took power in 1867 by overthrowing Archduke Maxmillian of Austria. As dictator, he opened up Mexico to imperialist exploitation to a degree not seen with any of his predecessors. For example, oil production went up from 10,000 barrels a day to 13 million between 1901 and 1913. Mexicans rose up against him in the revolution of 1911, led by Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata and Madero, and the anarchist Magonistas in Baja California.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #anarchism #mexico #Revolution #RicardoFloresMagon #zapata #PanchoVilla #dictatorship #imperialism

Today in Labor History March 15, 1916: President Woodrow Wilson sent 4,800 U.S. troops across the U.S.–Mexico border to hunt down Pancho Villa. He launched expedition in retaliation for Villa’s attack on the U.S. border town of Columbus, New Mexico. The expedition lasted nearly a year and they still failed to capture him. 65 U.S. soldiers and over 250 Mexican troops died in the fighting associated with the expedition.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #imperialism #racism #MexicanRevolution #PanchoVilla

Today is the anniversary of the March 9, 1916 attack on #ColumbusNM ordered by #PanchoVilla.

I took a dip into the archives to research how #localnews reported on the raid and its aftermath at the time. This included reporting by the #DemingHeadlight (which is still around) and the Columbus Courier (which is not).

Some of it is hard to read now.

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/03/10/columbus-scene-daring-raid/

#journalism #MexicanRevolution #history #propaganda

Today in Labor History March 9, 1916: Pancho Villa led nearly 500 Mexican rebels in an attack against the U.S. border town of Columbus, New Mexico. It developed into a full-on battle between U.S. troops and revolutionaries. Villa led the assault himself. It angered President Woodrow Wilson so thoroughly that he sent U.S. troops into Mexico, but failed to capture Villa.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #Mexican #Revolution #PanchoVilla #rebels

Noviembre, mes revolucionario.
La toma de Torreón.
https://centaurodelnorte.com/la-toma-de-torreon/
#PanchoVilla #20deNoviembre
#RevolucionMexicana