may 4, 1886 - Haymarket Affair
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The Haymarket Affair was organized as a response to the killing of workers in days prior. The gathering turned violent when someone through a bomb at police officers, and by the end of the riot 8 people had been killed. Afterwards 8 people had been convicted for the bombing with little evidence. This riot wins the eight hour work week in the US.
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Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Gilded Age
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