
The Federal Government Shot the Workers — The Pullman Strike (1894)
1894. Chicago railway workers went on strike. The U.S. president sent in the army. 13 people died. And Labor Day was born.
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1894. Chicago railway workers went on strike. The U.S. president sent in the army. 13 people died. And Labor Day was born.
Apr 26, 2026
From 1892 to 1954, 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island. About 40 percent of Americans have an ancestor who came through here.
Apr 26, 2026
1892. Carnegie Steel. Workers went on strike. The company hired a private army. A battle broke out on the riverbank.
Apr 26, 2026
In 1889, a 25-year-old journalist named Nellie Bly set off alone to circle the globe. Her goal: beat the fictional record of 80 days. She came back in 72.
Apr 26, 2026From New Zealand in 1893 to the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, this is the story of how the world came to accept — slowly, painfully — that every person deserves a vote.
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