Month: February 2021

Learn What Happened Today in Labor History: February 14

February 14, 1817: Anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass was born on this date. (Check out the graphic novel about Frederick Douglass by comic book artist extraordinaire, David Walker) February 14, 1903: President Theodore Roosevelt signed a law creating the Department of Commerce and Labor. February 14, 1903: The Western Federation of Miners (WFM) went on strike for …

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Today in Labor History—February 13

February 13, 1635 – Boston Latin School was opened, the first public school in the United States. February 13, 1837 – A flour Riot occurred in New York City. 6,000 New Yorkers attending a “bread, meat, rent, and fuel” meeting in Chatham Square assaulted local flour merchants who they claimed were hoarding flour in order to drive …

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