Today in Labor History May 11, 1878: Emil Heinrich Maximilian Hoedel, a 21-year-old anarchist, shot Emperor Guillaume I of Prussia in order to publicize the plight of the workers. The monarch survived. Hoedel was beheaded two months later. As he prepared to die, he shouted, "Vive la commune."

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Today in Labor History May 11, 1878: Emil Heinrich Maximilian Hoedel, a 21-year-old anarchist, shot Emperor Guillaume I of Prussia in order to publicize the plight of the workers. The monarch survived. Hoedel was beheaded two months later. As he prepared to die, he shouted, "Vive la commune."

#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #deathpenalty #execution #regicide #assassination #atentat #maxhoedel #pariscommune

Today in Labor History May 11, 1878: Emil Heinrich Maximilian Hoedel, a 21-year-old anarchist, shot Emperor Guillaume I of Prussia in order to publicize the plight of the workers. The monarch survived. Hoedel was beheaded two months later. As he prepared to die, he shouted, "Vive la commune."

#workingclass #LaborHistory #anarchism #deathpenalty #execution #regicide #assassination #atentat #maxhoedel