🐦🇦🇺 During the Great Depression, the Australian military was deployed to stop 20,000 #emus from destroying wheat crops in Western #Australia. The mission failed as the #birds’ natural speed and group tactics outmaneuvered machine guns and #trucks.

👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a70931246/emu-war/

#history #science #nature #biology #wildlife #engineering

Today in Labor History February 28, 1887: Clément Duval had his death sentence commuted to life in prison. He was a French anarchist and criminal whose ideas influenced the illegalist movement of the 1910s. The most famous illegalist was Jules Bonot, who orchestrated one of the world’s first bank heist utilizing a getaway car. According to Paul Albert, Duval’s story was the basis for the bestseller Papillon, about multiple escape attempts from Devil’s Island. In October 1886, Duval broke into the mansion of a Parisian socialite, stole 15,000 francs, and accidentally setting the house on fire. His trial drew crowds of supporters and ended in chaos when he was dragged from the court, shouting "Long live anarchy!"

#workingclass #LaborHistory #prison #anarchism #illegalism #papillon #devilsisland #clémentduval #DeathPenalty #julesbonot #bankrobbery #books #novel #fiction #author #writer @bookstadon