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apr 3, 1877 - Great Railroad Strike of 1877

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A group of railroad workers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad rose up and began to strike due to wage cuts. This spread up and down the railroad line across the nation. Railroad roadhouse were torched. President Rutherford B. Hayes sent in troops to stop the strike. 100 people died in the strike

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apr 3, 1877
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~ 148 years ago