1800s Today in Labor History September 16, 1810: The Mexican War of Independence began after Miguel Hidalgo issued a revolutionary tract calling for the end of 300 years of Spanish rule of Mexico, redistribution of land and racial equality. Today in Labor History September 16, 1838: James J. Hill, founder of the Great Northern Railroad,

1910s-1930s Today in Labor History September 15, 1919: President Coolidge busted the Boston police labor strike. Today in Labor History September 15, 1931: Sailors at Invergordon, Scotland, mutinied over pay cuts. 1960s September 15, 1963: Four members of the local KKK planted 19 sticks of dynamite in the Sixteenth Street Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama.

1840s Today in Labor History September 14, 1843: Lola Rodríguez de Tió, Puerto Rican poet, abolitionist, and women’s rights activist was born. She and her husband became active in the movement against Spanish colonialism on the island. In 1889, the Spanish authorities banished them for their political activities. In exile in New York, she worked with