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| Striking Railroad Workers Confronting National Guard |
July 10, 1894 – The Pullman strike was put down by
14,000 federal and state troops. Over the course of the strike, federal troops
killed 34 American Railway Union members in the Chicago area. Eugene Debs and
many others were imprisoned during the strike for violating injunctions. (From
the Daily Bleed)
July 10, 1902 –A coal mine
explosion in Johnstown, Pennsylvania killed 112 workers. (From the Daily Bleed)
July 10, 1917 – The Jerome Deportation occurred in
Arizona, a precursor to the more infamous Bisbee Deportation that occurred on July 12,
1917. (From the Daily
Bleed)
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