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| Mary Heaton Vorse, passport phot0, 1915 (from Wikipedia) |
October 9, 1874 - Mary Heaton Vorse
was born on this date in New York. Vorse was a labor journalist who wrote
eyewitness accounts of many of the significant labor battles of her day. She
also wrote the novel, "Strike!" which was made into a film in 2007.(From
Workday
Minnesota)
October 9, 1936—A lettuce strike occurred
in Salinas, California. Fearing the communists, authorities removed the red
flags that had appeared throughout town, only to find out later that they are
part of a traffic check being done by the state highway division. (From the Daily Bleed)
October 9, 1969—Ernesto “Che”
Guevara was captured and summarily executed on this date, at the age of 39. (From
the Daily Bleed)
October 9, 1982—The Polish
anti-communist trade union Solidarnosc was declared illegal. (From the Daily Bleed)
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