Today in Labor History August 29, 1786: Shays’ Rebellion began in Massachusetts. It was an armed uprising of farmers and tradesmen in response to a debt crisis among the citizenry and in opposition to the state government’s increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades. Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels (called Shaysites) in a protest against […]
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Today in Labor History August 28, 1749: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born. Ralph Waldo Emerson considered Goethe to be one of the greatest writers of all time. Goethe was an early participant in the Sturm und Drang literary movement. He was friends with the philosopher Friedrich Schiller. His most celebrated drama was “Faust.” However, German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer named Goethe’s novel, “Wilhelm Meister’s
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1600s Today in Labor History August 22, 1614: The Fettmilch Rising occurred in Frankfurt, a pogrom by artisans against the Jews.Vincenz Fettmilch led the riot through the Judengasse (Jewish Ghetto), attacking and looting their properties and expelling the Jews from the city. The Frankfurt Judengasse was one of the earliest and largest ghettos in Germany. The pogrom was a
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1600s Today in Labor History August 21, 1680: Pueblo Indians captured Santa Fe from the Spanish. The Pueblo Revolt was an uprising against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. The Pueblos killed 400 Spaniards and drove the remaining 2,000 settlers out of the province. However, the Spaniards reconquered New Mexico 12 years later. One cause of the revolt was
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Luddite Corn Market Riot Today in Labor History August 18, 1812: Lady Ludd led the Luddite Corn Market riot of women and boys occurred in Leeds, England. Luddites also rioted in Sheffield against flour and meal sellers. England was suffering huge food shortages and inflation at the time, in part because of the War of
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