1800s Today in Labor History June 19, 1865: Slavery ended in Texas, more than 2 months after the end of the Civil War. This date is now celebrated each year as the holiday “Juneteenth.” It officially became a national holiday in 2021. June 19, 1888: U.S. marines attacked Seoul, Korea in order to protect U.S. […]
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1830s Today in Labor History June 16, 1836: Workers formed the London Working Men’s Association, launching the Chartist movement. The Chartists took their name from the People’s Charter, which demanded universal suffrage for men, regardless of social class. The movement appealed to skilled workers, not the masses of unskilled laborers. They followed the utopian socialism
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Today in Labor History June 15, 1381: The authorities executed rebel leader Wat Tyler (1350-1381), Smithfields, London. 1600s Today in Labor History June 15, 1648: The authorities hanged Margaret Jones in Boston for witchcraft. She was the first woman executed for witchcraft in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The witch hunt lasted from 1648 to 1693. During that time, they accused over
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Today in Labor History June 14, 1381: Wat Tyler’s Rebellion continued, with peasant rebels easily capturing London Bridge and the Tower of London. In the process, they killed the English Chancellor and Treasurer. Richard II met with the rebels, as depicted in this painting above. Artisans, peasants, village officials burned down jails and court records
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1700s-1800s Today in Labor History June 12, 1798: The United Irishmen fought British forces in the Battle of Ballynahinch during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The British were pounding the town with cannon fire. Some of the Irish wanted to counterattack at night, when the cannon fire stopped. However, their commander refused, calling it chivalrous. As
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