<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#OtD 12 May 1916 socialist and Irish republican James Connolly was executed for his part in the Easter Rebellion, an unsuccessful insurrection against British rule.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OtD" rel="tag">#<span>OtD</span></a> 12 May 1916 socialist and Irish republican James Connolly was executed for his part in the Easter Rebellion, an unsuccessful insurrection against British rule. As he was wounded in the fighting, he faced the firing squad tied to a chair <a href="https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7737/execution-of-james-connolly" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>stories.workingclasshistory.co</span><span>m/article/7737/execution-of-james-connolly</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/8ffbf56b-b3d1-4ec3-895d-aefead8687fd/otd-12-may-1916-socialist-and-irish-republican-james-connolly-was-executed-for-his-part-in-the-easter-rebellion-an-unsuccessful-insurrection-against-british-rule.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:17:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/8ffbf56b-b3d1-4ec3-895d-aefead8687fd.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 13:56:46 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>