"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
05/01/2015 at 12:01 • Filed to: history bitches!
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"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
05/01/2015 at 12:01 • Filed to: history bitches! | 3
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Not too many folks knows the history of May Day, or International Workers Day. We children of the Cold War tend to think of our old nemesis’ tradition of big showy military parades in Red Square. The holiday really resonated in their worker-celebrated culture but the truth of its genesis is really interesting.
It was actually born in Chicago in the later part of the 19th century after the “Haymarket Affair.” !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
“No single event has influenced the history of labor in Illinois, the United States, and even the world, more than the Chicago Haymarket Affair. It began with a rally on May 4, 1886, but the consequences are still being felt today. Although the rally is included in American history textbooks, very few present the event accurately or point out its significance,”