may 4, 1886 - The Haymarket Riot
Description:
Event: It occurred in Chicago Haymarket Square during a may day labor protest meeting for change to an eight hours work day.Impact: The brutal repression represented by radical labor activists and the arrest and execution of several anarchist leaders greatly damaged the image of the labor movement.
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Date:
may 4, 1886
Now
~ 139 years ago