History: July 30 (#5)

History: July 30 (#5)
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July 30, 1981 As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.

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Commentary

On July 30, in the year 1981: As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly w omen and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), was the Polish state that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day electoral Third Polish Republic.

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Why July 30, 1981 matters: As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mos tly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: July 30, 1981 The 20th century brought change at a pace unprecedented in history: two worl d wars, the rise and fall of fascism and communism, decolonisation, the Cold War, the space race, and revolutions in science, technology, and human rights all compressed into one hundred years. The event on this day: As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_People's_Republic (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)