19 févr. 1877 - Great Strike of 1877

Description:

- Caused by wage cuts.
- B.&O. RR workers strike; freight and passenger traffic shut down for a week.
- Hayes sends in the military to help the business owners (the workers were striking in / occupying the factory).
- The army clears out the workers and the strike fails.

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