jan 15, 1649 - The Diggers

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The origins:
This group was shown popularity in the years 1649-1650. they get their name because they just used to cultivate and steal common land and this group was the building block toward the early ideas of communism. So the story goes that in April 1649 20 poor men came and assembled at St. George’s hill and the rest was history.

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