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Labor History in 2:00

Labor History in 2:00

By: The Rick Smith Show
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 A daily, pocket-sized history of America's working people, brought to you by The Rick Smith Show team.Copyright 2014 . All rights reserved. World
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  • May 24 - The Eighth Wonder of the World

    May 24 - The Eighth Wonder of the World
    May 24 2025

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1883. The “eighth wonder of the world, the Brooklyn Bridge opened for traffic. 600 men worked on the project, which took 14 years to complete. Between twenty and thirty men died working on the bridge. This included the bridge’s designer, German-born John. A. Roebling.

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    2 mins
  • May 23 - Solidarity in Toledo

    May 23 - Solidarity in Toledo
    May 23 2025

    How can unionized workers and unemployed workers stand together? Perhaps we can look to the past for examples of the power of such solidarity. On this day in Labor History the year was 1934. It was the height of the Great Depression.

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    2 mins
  • May 22 - Have You Been to Jail for Justice?

    May 22 - Have You Been to Jail for Justice?
    May 22 2025

    On this day Labor History the year was 1895. Labor organizer Eugene V. Debs began a six month prison sentence in Woodstock, Illinois. Debs was the leader of the American Railway Union that had led a nationwide boycott and strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1894.

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    2 mins

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