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13h 57min, may 11, 1894 y - May 11, 1894: Pullman Strike

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Due to a recent depression, wages were lowered at a railroad company. Therefore, rail cars were tied but later federal troops came because it was disrupting the mail. It was a big deal that Congress approved federal action since it was such an extreme measure.

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13h 57min, may 11, 1894 y
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~ 130 years ago

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