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jul 16, 1877 - Great American Railroad Strike

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Wage cuts by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company triggered a forty-five-day strike that engulfed Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Missouri. One hundred people died in the unrest.

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jul 16, 1877
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~ 148 years ago