THE DAY IN HISTORY · JUNE 7
June 7 in history
What happened on June 7: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1802 and 1968, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Arrest of Toussaint Louverture
7 Jun 1802 — Invited to a meeting near Gonaïves by General Brunet, Toussaint is seized and shipped to France. Locked in the Fort de Joux in the Jura from August, he dies in his cell on 7 April 1803.
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187 sewing machinists walk out at Ford’s Dagenham plant over a regrading that called their work less skilled. Their three-week strike helps win Britain’s Equal Pay Act two years later.
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