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Building a New Nation
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American Revolution begins
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First strike in building trades by Philadelphia carpenters for a 10-hour day bill of Rights adopted
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Struggles for Freedom
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Slave importation prohibited
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Seneca Falls women’s rights convention
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13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishes slavery
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Orgins of Today's Union Movement
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National Labor Union founded
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National uprising of railroad workers Ten Irish coal miners ("Molly Maguires") hanged in Pennsylvania; nine more subsequently were hanged
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American Federation of Labor founded
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The Progressive Era
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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 oncharges of disloyalty to the United States
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Repression and Depression
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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 percent; Great Depression begins
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Democrotizing America
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Auto Workers win sit-down strike against General Motors in Flint, Mich. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters wins contract with Pullman Co.
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U.S. troops enter combat in World Wal II National War Labor Board created with union members
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The Fight for Economic and Social Justice