Around 1:20am on June 28, 1969, a small police force raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in NYC. Little did the officers or patrons known that this raid would spark a series of riots that would inspire people to fight for LGBTQ rights all over the world.
 
Suggested Episodes:
Ep23 – Transgender History
Ep21 – LGBTQ History
 
Sources:

Before Stonewall: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/736268853
https://www.britannica.com/event/Stonewall-riots
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/stonewall-riots-uprising-rebellion/
“The Pride Movement” documentary
Stonewall by Ann Bausum
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48643756