Deadly Stampede at a Union Christmas Party On Christmas Eve, 1913, seventy-three people in Calumet, Michigan died in the “Calumet Massacre,” including 59 kids. The majority were Finns, Croats and Slovenes. The Western Federation of Miners (WFM) was having a Christmas party for striking copper miners at the Italian Hall. About 500 miners and their […]
Scottish and Irish immigrants, who were fleeing the Great Famine of 1845-1852, brought Halloween to the U.S. People celebrated Halloween quite differently than how most Americans celebrate it today. Early Irish-American Halloween celebrations usually began with a big meal, with foods and rituals to divine the future. Halloween Feast A traditional Halloween entree was colcannon,
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On May 18, 1980, Korean workers and students rose up in Gwangju against the repressive U.S.-supported government. The uprising lasted from May 18 to May 27. According to official reports, 165 civilians were killed and 3,515 were injured in the uprising. 37 soldiers and 4 cops were killed and 253 were injured. Another 14 soldiers
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Today I’m reviewing Billy Bragg’s, “Roots Rockers and Radicals: How Skiffle Changed the World.” I’m guessing the first question most Americans would have is why a book on Skiffle? Or maybe even what is Skiffle? And the short answer is that without Britain’s 1950s Skiffle music craze, there might never have been a Beatles, Yardbirds,
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