Fifty-five years ago today, a movement was born. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, New York City, US, Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village. At the time, homosexuality was illegal, and raids against LGBTQIA+ establishments were common. However, on that night, the patrons of the Stonewall Inn, fed up with the continued harassment, decided to stand their ground. Violence escalated, leading to clashes between protesters and police. In the following days, there was more rioting as people gathered to protest the raids.
Stonewall uprising anniversary
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Backwaters of Kerala, India
-
1953 Mount Everest Expedition
-
Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
-
Is anybody home?
-
Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
-
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
-
Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
-
North American beaver
-
Evening over Göreme, Cappadocia, Türkiye
-
A day for cousins of every stripe
-
What are these beautiful birds?
-
Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
-
A blue-tiful island
-
Mangrove islands near Kundapura, Karnataka
-
Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
-
Sea otters, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States
-
Flying the flag for Pride
-
Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
-
Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Telangana
-
Getting starry-eyed at the moon
-
Lion, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
-
Guanaco, Punta Norte, Valdés Peninsula, Argentina
-
The Bahamas
-
High above the Aegean Sea
-
Panoramic Penzance
-
Christmas Day
-
Virupaksha temple, Hampi, Karnataka
-
Chinstrap penguins
-
Piecing together a better tomorrow
-
Guru Purnima
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

