Today in Labor History July 26

Today in Writing History July 26, 1856: Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw was born. Some of his more well-known plays include “Man and Superman” (1902), Pygmalion” (1912) and “Saint Joan” (1923). He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1925. Shaw was also an activist with the socialist Fabian Society. He was also a eugenicist and an anti-vaxxer. By the late 1920s, he had […]

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Today in Labor History July 25

A poster advertising the display of the supposed head of Murrieta in Stockton, 1853

1850s Today in Labor History July 25, 1853: Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Californio bandit known as the “Robin Hood of El Dorado”, was supposedly killed. However, many disputed the news of his death. And people continued to claim to have seen him long after his death. According to legend, Murrieta was a 49er gold miner and a vaquero from Sonora. White men

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