jun 1, 1892 - Homestead Strike

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steelworkers angry over pay cuts and protested at Andrew Carnegie Homestead’s steel plant;
Company called in Pinkerton detectives and tried to crush it but strikers armed battled them (10 dead); Federal troops summoned and union and strike broken

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ByRishi P

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jun 1, 1892

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~ 133 years ago

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