Labor History

Today in Labor History February 14, 1349: Mobs burned hundred Jews to death in the Strasbourg Massacre. They forcibly deported the remaining Jews. 1500s-1600s Today in Labor History February 14, 1530: Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrew and murdered Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico. Today in Labor History February 14, 1655: […]

1600s Today in Labor History February 13, 1633: Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. The Inquisition found him “vehemently suspect of heresy” and forced to recant. He spent the rest of his life under house arrest. Today in Labor History February 13, 1635: Boston Latin School was opened. It was the first public school in

Today in Labor History February 12, 1809: Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was born on this date in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The Origin of Species, published November 24, 1859, sold out immediately. Today in Labor History February 12, 1825: The Creek gave up the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government by the Treaty of Indian Springs, and

1910s Today in Labor History February 11, 1916: Flo Kennedy was born in on this date Kansas City, Missouri. She was a feminist and civil-rights activist As a lawyer, Kennedy represented Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker and H. Rap Brown. In 1972 she formed the Feminist Party. She also filed an Internal Revenue Service complaint alleging

Today in Labor History February 10, 1355: The St Scholastica Day riot broke out in Oxford, England. 63 scholars and up to 30 locals died in rioting. It started when two students from the University of Oxford complained about the quality of wine in a Tavern. The students’ quarrel with the tavern-keeper escalated to blows. Other customers joined in and