jan 1, 1886 - Haymarket Riot

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A labor protest rally near Haymarket Square in Chicago turns into a riot when someone threw a bomb at the police. Despite lack of evidence, 8 radical labor activists were convicted of being linked to the bombing. The riots are considered a setback for the labor movement, which was fighting for things such as an 8 hour work day,. The protest was in response to police killing several workers at a strike a day before at McCormick Reaper Works.

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