Modern School

Juneteenth Celebration, Richmond Virginia, 1905 June 19, 1865 – Slaves were declared free in Texas, a date now celebrated each year...

June 18, 1918 - The American Federation of Teachers issued a charter to the St. Paul Federation of Women Teachers Local 28, ...

June 17, 1838 – On or about today the first Cherokee Indians began the Trail of Tears forced march to Oklahoma. 4000 Cherokees died as a...

Fletcher Christian's Home (public domain) April 28, 1789 – Fletcher Christian led a group of mutineers against Cap...

April 15, 1834 –"Bloody Week" ended in Lyon, France, with a blood bath against insurgent silk workers. Several hundred were kill...

As Congress prepared to grill John Brennan, Obama’s appointment to lead the CIA, protesters from Code Pink and other organizations lin...

October 11, 1873  -  The Miners’ National Association was founded in Youngstown, Ohio, with the goal of uniting all miners, regardless of...

September 11, 1916  – The trial of labor activist Warren Billings began in San Francisco on trumped up charges stemming from the Prepa...

Juneteenth Celebration, Richmond Virginia, 1905 June 19, 1865 – Slaves were declared free in Texas, a date now celebrated each year...

June 18, 1918 - The American Federation of Teachers issued a charter to the St. Paul Federation of Women Teachers Local 28, and then, o...