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Alfred Wagenknecht

Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist and politician (died 1956)

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Born
August 15, 1881
Died
August 26, 1956
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1881

About Alfred Wagenknecht

Alfred Wagenknecht was an American Marxist activist and political functionary. He is best remembered for having played a critical role in the establishment of the Communist Party USA in 1919 as a leader of the Left Wing Section of the Socialist Party. Wagenknecht served as executive secretary of the Communist Labor Party of America and the United Communist Party of America in 1919 and 1920, respectively. The group conducted a massive petitioning campaign which rapidly gathered what were claimed to be 1.4 million signatures, which Wagenknecht and a delegation of 140 presented to Congress on February 10, 1931. In July 1913, Wagenknecht became Editor of the Everett, Washington Socialist weekly The Commonwealth.

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Alfred Wagenknecht timeline

  1. In July 1913, Wagenknecht became Editor of the Everett, Washington Socialist weekly The Commonwealth.
  2. Wagenknecht served as executive secretary of the Communist Labor Party of America and the United Communist Party of America in 1919 and 1920, respectively.
  3. The group conducted a massive petitioning campaign which rapidly gathered what were claimed to be 1.4 million signatures, which Wagenknecht and a delegation of 140 presented to Congress on February 10, 1931.

The world when Alfred Wagenknecht was born

Alfred Wagenknecht was born in 1881. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePresident Garfield assassinated
  • Technology milestoneFirst electric power plant (Godalming, England)
  • World population~1.41B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames A. Garfield / Chester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population51.0M

1881 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alfred Wagenknecht's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18812026
Population51.0M341 million

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