April 27, 1521 – Philippine Natives ambushed and killed Ferdinand Magellan. (From the Daily Bleed)
Death of General Pike, Battle of York
April 27, 1813 – The U.S. burned down Toronto in an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of Lake Ontario during the battle of York. (From the Daily Bleed)
April 27, 1825 – The first strike for the 10-hour workday was started by carpenters in Boston. (From Workday Minnesota and the Daily Bleed)
Robert Owen, by John Cranch, 18
April 27, 1825 –Robert Owen set up his Utopian Socialist Colony at New Harmony, Indiana. (From the Daily Bleed)
SS Sultana on Fire, from Harpers Weekly
April 27, 1865 – 1,450
paroled Union POWs died when the steamer "Sultana" blew up in the
worst shipping disaster in American history. The river steamer Sultana
was overloaded. It was equipped with tubular boilers which were not
well-suited for use in the muddy waters of the lower Mississippi. The
boat blew up & sank near Memphis, Tennessee. Over 2,300 perished in
all, many of them emaciated Union soldiers returning north after being
released from a Confederate prison camp.(From the Daily Bleed)
April 27, 1904 – Congress
extended the Chinese Exclusion Act indefinitely (first passed in 1882;
again in 1902), making it unlawful for Chinese laborers to enter the
U.S. and denying citizenship to those already here. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1826
– Gustave Lefrancais (1826-1901) was born on this date. Lefrancais was a
French revolutionary, member of the First International, participant in
the Paris Commune and a founder of the anarchist Jura Federation. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1909 -- Organizer Saul Alinsky was born on this date i, Chicago, Illinois. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1919
- The International Labor Organization (ILO) was founded on this date.
The ILO is an international watchdog for workers' rights. (From Workday Minnesota)
January 30, 1970 – For the second time in six months, rioting broke out during an anti-war protest in East Los Angeles. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1970 – 20,000
rioted in Manila to protest the regime of U.S.-backed dictator Ferdinand
Marcos following his State of the Nation address. Over 2000 attempted
to storm the presidential palace on the 30th & riots continue
throughout the year. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1972 – Bloody
Sunday in Northern Ireland occurred on this date when British soldiers
gunned down 14 Roman Catholic civil-rights marchers in Derry. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1992 – Chicago gravediggers ended a 43-day strike. (From the Daily Bleed)
September 2, 1872 – 1,200 workers struck the Cavite shipyards and arsenal in the Philippines — the first recorded strike in the nation's history. (From theDaily Bleed)
September 2, 1917 – Wobblies, (members of the Industrial Workers of the World) were mass arrested on orders of Attorney General Palmer. (From theDaily Bleed)
Sheriffs Getting Ready to Attack Miners During the Battle of Blair Mountain
One of the Bombs Dropped on Striking Miners
September 2, 1921 – The Battle of Blair Mountain ended on this date in 1921, with the U.S. government bombing striking coal miners by plane, the first time the U.S. government used planes to bomb its own citizens. The Battle of Blair Mountain was one of the largest civil uprisings in U.S. history and the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. The uprising lasted 5 days and involved 10,000-15,000 coal miners confronting an army of scabs and police. The battle came as mine owners tried to crush attempts by coal miners to unionize the southwestern West Virginia coalfields. From the late 1800s, mine owners forced workers to live in company towns, where rent was deducted from their wages and they were paid in scrip, which was accepted only at the overpriced company stores and was worthless everywhere else. The work was very dangerous and safety equipment and precautions were minimal. The mine owners had a long tradition of using private detectives and goons to spy on workers, infiltrate their meetings, rough them up, and block any attempts to unionize. The battle began after Sheriff Sid Hatfield (an ally of the miners and hero from the Battle of Matewan) was assassinated by Baldwin-Felts agents. Much of the region was still under martial law as a result of the Battle of Matewan. Miners began to leave the mountains armed and ready for battle. Mother Jones tried to dissuade them from marching into Logan and Mingo Counties, fearing a bloodbath. Many accused her of losing her nerve. The miners ignored her and a battle ensued between miners and cops, private detectives, scabs and eventually the U.S. military. (From Workday Minnesota,Wikipedia and the Daily Bleed)
September 1936-May 1937 – There were 477 sit-down strikes, involving 500,000 American workers, between September 1936 and May 1937. (From the Daily Bleed) September 2, 1936 – The Macbeth Mine exploded killing 10 workers at the Hutchinson Coal Company mine in Logan County, West Virginia (See Battle of Blair Mountain, above). Six months later it exploded again, on March 11, killing 18 more. (From the Daily Bleed)
September 2, 1945 -- Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent from France. (From the Daily Bleed) September 2, 1956 – National Guardsmen were dispatched to Clinton, Tennessee after a series of violent demonstrations made it impossible to carry out desegregation. (From the Daily Bleed)
September 2, 1963 – Alabama governor George C. Wallace blocked the integration of Tuskegee High School in Huntsville, Alabama, by encircling the building with state troopers. Eight days later, President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, forcing Wallace to abandon his efforts to block the desegregation. (From the Daily Bleed)
Sep 2, 1974 – The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was enacted, setting minimum standards for most private-sector pension and health plans. (From Shmoop Labor History Calendar)
Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster: Mojo Nixon and Jello Biafra
September 2, 1991 - Twenty-five workers were killed by a fire at the nonunion Imperial Foods poultry processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. Bosses had locked and blocked the doors in violation of the law, leaving the workers no escape. (From Workday Minnesota)
April 27, 1521 – Philippine Natives ambushed and killed Ferdinand Magellan. (From the Daily Bleed)
Death of General Pike, Battle of York
April 27, 1813 – The U.S. burned down Toronto in an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of Lake Ontario during the battle of York. (From the Daily Bleed)
April 27, 1825 – The first strike for the 10-hour workday was started by carpenters in Boston. (From Workday Minnesota and the Daily Bleed)
Robert Owen, by John Cranch, 18
April 27, 1825 –Robert Owen set up his Utopian Socialist Colony at New Harmony, Indiana. (From the Daily Bleed)
SS Sultana on Fire, from Harpers Weekly
April 27, 1865 – 1,450 paroled Union POWs died when the steamer "Sultana" blew up in the worst shipping disaster in American history. The river steamer Sultana was overloaded. It was equipped with tubular boilers which were not well-suited for use in the muddy waters of the lower Mississippi. The boat blew up & sank near Memphis, Tennessee. Over 2,300 perished in all, many of them emaciated Union soldiers returning north after being released from a Confederate prison camp.(From the Daily Bleed)
April 27, 1904 – Congress extended the Chinese Exclusion Act indefinitely (first passed in 1882; again in 1902), making it unlawful for Chinese laborers to enter the U.S. and denying citizenship to those already here. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1826 – Gustave Lefrancais (1826-1901) was born on this date. Lefrancais was a French revolutionary, member of the First International, participant in the Paris Commune and a founder of the anarchist Jura Federation. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1909 -- Organizer Saul Alinsky was born on this date i, Chicago, Illinois. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1919 - The International Labor Organization (ILO) was founded on this date. The ILO is an international watchdog for workers' rights. (From Workday Minnesota)
January 30, 1970 – For the second time in six months, rioting broke out during an anti-war protest in East Los Angeles. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1970 – 20,000 rioted in Manila to protest the regime of U.S.-backed dictator Ferdinand Marcos following his State of the Nation address. Over 2000 attempted to storm the presidential palace on the 30th & riots continue throughout the year. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1972 – Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland occurred on this date when British soldiers gunned down 14 Roman Catholic civil-rights marchers in Derry. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 30, 1992 – Chicago gravediggers ended a 43-day strike. (From the Daily Bleed)
September 2, 1872 – 1,200 workers struck the Cavite shipyards and arsenal in the Philippines — the first recorded strike in the nation's history. (From the Daily Bleed)
September 2, 1917 – Wobblies, (members of the Industrial Workers of the World) were mass arrested on orders of Attorney General Palmer. (From the Daily Bleed)
Sheriffs Getting Ready to Attack Miners During the Battle of Blair Mountain
One of the Bombs Dropped on Striking Miners
September 2, 1921 – The Battle of Blair Mountain ended on this date in 1921, with the U.S. government bombing striking coal miners by plane, the first time the U.S. government used planes to bomb its own citizens. The Battle of Blair Mountain was one of the largest civil uprisings in U.S. history and the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. The uprising lasted 5 days and involved 10,000-15,000 coal miners confronting an army of scabs and police. The battle came as mine owners tried to crush attempts by coal miners to unionize the southwestern West Virginia coalfields. From the late 1800s, mine owners forced workers to live in company towns, where rent was deducted from their wages and they were paid in scrip, which was accepted only at the overpriced company stores and was worthless everywhere else. The work was very dangerous and safety equipment and precautions were minimal. The mine owners had a long tradition of using private detectives and goons to spy on workers, infiltrate their meetings, rough them up, and block any attempts to unionize. The battle began after Sheriff Sid Hatfield (an ally of the miners and hero from the Battle of Matewan) was assassinated by Baldwin-Felts agents. Much of the region was still under martial law as a result of the Battle of Matewan. Miners began to leave the mountains armed and ready for battle. Mother Jones tried to dissuade them from marching into Logan and Mingo Counties, fearing a bloodbath. Many accused her of losing her nerve. The miners ignored her and a battle ensued between miners and cops, private detectives, scabs and eventually the U.S. military. (From Workday Minnesota, Wikipedia and the Daily Bleed)
September 1936-May 1937 – There were 477 sit-down strikes, involving 500,000 American workers, between September 1936 and May 1937. (From the Daily Bleed) September 2, 1936 – The Macbeth Mine exploded killing 10 workers at the Hutchinson Coal Company mine in Logan County, West Virginia (See Battle of Blair Mountain, above). Six months later it exploded again, on March 11, killing 18 more. (From the Daily Bleed)
September 2, 1945 -- Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent from France. (From the Daily Bleed) September 2, 1956 – National Guardsmen were dispatched to Clinton, Tennessee after a series of violent demonstrations made it impossible to carry out desegregation. (From the Daily Bleed)
September 2, 1963 – Alabama governor George C. Wallace blocked the integration of Tuskegee High School in Huntsville, Alabama, by encircling the building with state troopers. Eight days later, President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard, forcing Wallace to abandon his efforts to block the desegregation. (From the Daily Bleed)
Sep 2, 1974 – The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) was enacted, setting minimum standards for most private-sector pension and health plans. (From Shmoop Labor History Calendar)
Hamlet Chicken Plant Disaster: Mojo Nixon and Jello Biafra
September 2, 1991 - Twenty-five workers were killed by a fire at the nonunion Imperial Foods poultry processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina. Bosses had locked and blocked the doors in violation of the law, leaving the workers no escape. (From Workday Minnesota)
April 27, 1521 – Philippine Natives ambushed and killed Ferdinand Magellan. (From the Daily Bleed)
Death of General Pike, Battle of York
April 27, 1813 – The U.S. burned down Toronto in an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of Lake Ontario during the battle of York. (From the Daily Bleed)
April 27, 1825 – The first strike for the 10-hour workday was started by carpenters in Boston. (From Workday Minnesota and the Daily Bleed)
Robert Owen, by John Cranch, 18
April 27, 1825 –Robert Owen set up his Utopian Socialist Colony at New Harmony, Indiana. (From the Daily Bleed)
SS Sultana on Fire, from Harpers Weekly
April 27, 1865 – 1,450 paroled Union POWs died when the steamer "Sultana" blew up in the worst shipping disaster in American history. The river steamer Sultana was overloaded. It was equipped with tubular boilers which were not well-suited for use in the muddy waters of the lower Mississippi. The boat blew up & sank near Memphis, Tennessee. Over 2,300 perished in all, many of them emaciated Union soldiers returning north after being released from a Confederate prison camp.(From the Daily Bleed)
April 27, 1904 – Congress extended the Chinese Exclusion Act indefinitely (first passed in 1882; again in 1902), making it unlawful for Chinese laborers to enter the U.S. and denying citizenship to those already here. (From the Daily Bleed)
