Timeline Wednesday 28 September 1864

Events on Wednesday 28 September 1864 2

• 1864 International Workingmen's Association Founded Leadership of the "First International" Marx was a founding member and leading intellectual force of the International Workingmen's Association, later known as the First International, established in London in September 1864. He drafted its inaugural address and rules, using the organization to unite European labor and socialist movements, though it was ultimately riven by ideological conflict, notably with anarchist Mikhail Bakunin.
• 1864 International Workingmen's Association founded First International established in London Trade unionists and socialists from several European countries met in London to found the International Workingmen's Association, later known as the First International. Karl Marx helped draft its founding address, and the organization became a major vehicle for international labor politics.