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The Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and ratified by conventions in eleven states. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The Constitution has been amended seventeen times (for a total of 27 amendments) and its principles are applied in courts of law by judicial review. The Constitution guides American society in law and political culture. It is the oldest charter of supreme law in continued use.
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A few weeks after Congress's 1807 act, Great Britain also prohibited the slave trade in the Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, March 25, 1807.
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Women's trade union league formed AFL convention.
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Industrial Workers of the World founded.
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"Uprising of the 20,000" female shirtwaist makers in New York strike againgst sweatshop conditions. Unorganized immigrant steel workers strike in McKees Rocks, Pa. Win all demand.
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Woodrow Wilson takes office as president and appoints the first secretary of labor, William B. Wilson of the Mine Workers.
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Leadership of Industrial Workers of the World sentenced to federal prison on charges of disloyalty to the United States.
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19th Amendment to the Constitution gives women the right to vote.
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Stock market crashes as stocks fall 40%; Great Depression begins.
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Auto workers win sit-down strike against General Motors in Flint, MI. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters wins contract with Pullman Co.
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Fair Labor Standards Act establishes first minimum wage and 40-hour week. Congress of industrial Organizations forms as an independent federation.
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Largest strike wave in US history.
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President John Kennedy's order gives federal workers the right to bargain.
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The tragic events on 9/11. In the events following the aftermath of 9/11, companies in general are more vigilant than ever about security measures because they're afraid of a business disruption that could lead to closing down permanately.
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