Great Michigan Fire Great Michigan Fire The Great Michigan Fire was a series of simultaneous forest fires in the state of Michigan in the United States in 1871. They were possibly caused (or at least reinforced) by the same winds that fanned the Great Chicago Fire; some believe lightning or even meteor showers may have started the fires. Several cities, towns and villages, including Alpena, Holland, Manistee, and Port Huron, suffered serious damage or were lost. The concurrent Great Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin also destroyed several towns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In 1881, much more than half of "the Thumb" region
8th October Revolutionary Movement 8th October Revolutionary Movement The 8th October Revolutionary Movement (in Portuguese: "Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro") was formerly a Brazilian urban guerrilla group. During the military dictatorship in Brazil, MR8 was formed by Brazilian Communist Party members who disagreed with the party's decision not to take part in armed resistance against the military government, the so-called "Dissidência da Guanabara" (DI-GB). The name "Movimento Revolucionário 8 de Outubro" was taken from another organization, recently destroyed by police repression. Dictatorship propaganda boasted of police effectiveness in suppressing of "terrorists," so the DI-GB began using the same name to demoralize the regime. The