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January 29, 1834 – Chesapeake and Ohio Canal workers rioted on this date, prompting President Jackson to send in troops, the first time ...

January 28, 1861 – The first national coal miners' union—the American Miners Association—was founded on this date. (From the Daily B...

The following is an extended version of the letter I sent to the SF Chronicle this week: Jill Tucker’s story on Oakland Unified ’s attem...

Tennis star Andre Agassi has partnered his Andre Agassi Ventures L.L.C. with Canyon Capital Realty Advisors, a private equity real estate...

January 27, 1850 – Samuel Gompers, president and founder of the American Federation of Labor was born on this date in London.   (From TW...