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<v Speaker 1>On this Day and Working Class History the fifteenth of

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<v Speaker 1>January and on the fifteenth of January nineteen nineteen, the

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<v Speaker 1>government in Peru was forced to cave into demands of

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<v Speaker 1>a general strike which had broken out for a maximum

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<v Speaker 1>eight hour working day. Businesses had been paralyzed, and widespread

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<v Speaker 1>street clashes had been taking place for three days. The

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<v Speaker 1>sources maps and all of our anniversaries each day. Check

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<v Speaker 1>out the on this Day section of our stories at

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<v Speaker 1>at stories stop Workingclasshistory.

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<v Speaker 2>Dot com, and if you value our work, support us

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<v Speaker 2>at Patreon dot com slash working class History.

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<v Speaker 3>Links in the show notes. The music by A Deco.

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<v Speaker 3>See you tomorrow.