On This Day Fact

July 21, 2001, G8 protests in Genoa escalated into violence—global dialogue drowned out by tear gas.

That decision still resonates louder than ever.

The silence before and after must’ve been deafening.

Every freedom has a date like this behind it.

This should be carved in stone somewhere.

Would history have forgiven them if they failed?

Was this the beginning of the end—or the end of the beginning?

It’s strange how often we forget the people behind the history.

That must have taken extraordinary conviction.

What kind of world would we have without this event?

Did they know they were legends in the making?