History Of The U.S Department Of Labor By TSpeller17 Jul 16, 1607 English planters found Jamestown colony http://www.aflcio.org/About/Our-History/Labor-History-Timeline Feb 11, 1676 Bacon’s Rebellion of servants and slaves in Virginia Nov 16, 1677 First recorded prosecution against strikers in New York City Aug 8, 1721 The Great Northern War Ends http://www.history1700s.com/page1001.shtml Oct 18, 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the war of the Austrian Succession. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/11186/Treaty-of-Aix-la-Chapelle Sep 9, 1765 Artisans and laborers in Sons of Liberty protest oppressive British taxes Aug 7, 1770 British troops kill five dock workers in Boston Massacre Sep 6, 1787 Constitution adopted Feb 7, 1800 The second federal census was taken in 1800 http://history1800s.about.com/od/timelines/a/1800-10timeline.htm Oct 28, 1800 Gabriel Prosser’s slave insurrection in Virginia Mar 14, 1805 Philadelphia shoemakers found guilty of conspiracy Feb 11, 1847 New Hamsphire enacts first state 10-hour-day law May 10, 1866 National Labor Union founded Feb 11, 1870 15th Amendment to the Constitution adopted; states the right to vote may not be abrogated by color Jun 27, 1884 Bureau of Labor Statistics Begins Collecting Employment Data Feb 14, 1903 On this day in History US Dept of Commerce and Labor is established http://www.hisdates.com/years/1903-historical-events_3.html Apr 9, 1912 The childrens Bureau was established Feb 11, 1913 History of the US Department of Labor, Part 1: 1913 to 1929 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--aQMVJH1xA Mar 4, 1913 The organic act establishing the Department of Labor Mar 6, 1913 The First Secretary: William B. Wilson http://www.dol.gov/100/timeline/#3 Apr 5, 1917 The entry of the U.S. into World War I May 12, 1941 A. Philip Randolph threatens march on Washington to pretest racial discimination in defense jobs Dec 7, 1941 Mobilizing for War, Helping Veterans Dec 11, 1946 Largest strike wave in U.S. history Mar 10, 1949 First two of 11 unions with Communist leaders are purged from CIO Aug 30, 1962 A Builder of the Great Society http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/jul/19/master-builder-of-great-society-dies/ Feb 7, 1973 Administers the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 http://www.nclabor.com/agprogs.htm Jan 11, 1977 Jimmy Carter succeeded Gerald Ford http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=james_earl__jimmy__carter,_jr. Jan 19, 1981 Ronald Regan Took Office As President http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan Mar 25, 1983 A federal court issues the first injunction against a union http://www.shmoop.com/history-labor-unions/timeline.html Sep 12, 1996 Ending Sweatshops in the Garment Industry
