Labor History Timeline By BaileyRay Period: Jan 1, 1607 to Dec 31, 1791 Building a New Nation Nov 8, 1775 American Revolution begins Nov 8, 1779 First strike in building trades by Philadelphia carpenters for a 10-hour day bill of Rights adopted Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Dec 31, 1865 Struggles for Freedom Nov 12, 1808 Slave importation prohibited Nov 12, 1848 Seneca Falls women’s rights convention Jan 1, 1865 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishes slavery Period: Jan 1, 1866 to Dec 31, 1898 Orgins of Today's Union Movement Nov 12, 1866 National Labor Union founded Nov 12, 1877 National uprising of railroad workers Ten Irish coal miners ("Molly Maguires") hanged in Pennsylvania; nine more subsequently were hanged Nov 12, 1886 American Federation of Labor founded Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Dec 31, 1919 The Progressive Era Nov 12, 1913 Woodrow Wilson takes office as president and appoints the first secretary of labor, William B. Wilson of the Mine Workers Nov 14, 1918 Leadership of Industrial Workers of the World sentenced to federal prison oncharges of disloyalty to the United States Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 31, 1933 Repression and Depression Nov 14, 1920 19th Amendment to the Constitution gives women the right to vote Nov 14, 1929 Stock market crashes as stocks fall 40 percent; Great Depression begins Period: Jan 1, 1934 to Dec 31, 1943 Democrotizing America Nov 14, 1937 Auto Workers win sit-down strike against General Motors in Flint, Mich. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters wins contract with Pullman Co. Nov 14, 1941 U.S. troops enter combat in World Wal II National War Labor Board created with union members Period: Jan 1, 1946 to Dec 31, 1968 The Fight for Economic and Social Justice