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Today in History: Weather Underground ignites anti-Vietnam Days of Rage

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC · How we work

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On October 8, 1969, the newly formed Weatherman faction of Students for a Democratic Society launched the Days of Rage in Chicago, staging three days of violent protests aimed at forcing the United States to withdraw from Vietnam. The riots, driven by Marxist anti-imperialist ideology, marked the Weather Underground’s first public action.

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On October 8, 1969, the newly formed Weatherman faction of Students for a Democratic Society launched the Days of Rage in Chicago, staging three days of violent protests aimed at forcing the United States to withdraw from Vietnam. The riots, driven by Marxist anti-imperialist ideology, marked the Weather Underground’s first public action.