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National Labor Union
National Labor Union passes a resolution calling for an eight-hour work day -
Law is Avoided in IL
Illinois enacts the nation's first eight-hour law, but employers refuse to comply and the law is rendered meaningless -
Beginning of Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons becomes secretary of Chicago's Eight-Hour League. -
Strike Begins
In, Chicago 100,000 American workers go on strike to support the 8-hour day and German anarchists raise their "Emancipation Day" -
The Bombing
Albert Parsons leads the protest and then an explosion follows once the police tell the protestors to stop. There were 30-50 bombs made by Louis Lingg and William Seliger. A bomb is thrown into a crowd of police and many were injured. One died, his name was Officer Degan. Parson runs for Geneva, IL on a train. -
The Grand Jury
The Grand jury returns indictments against Albert Parsons, August Spies, Michael Schwab, Samuel Fielden, George Engel, Adolph Fischer, Oscar Neebe, Louis Lingg, William Seliger, and Rudolph Schnaubelt. They are charged with the murder of Officer Degan. -
The Jurys Decision
Jury finds 8 people guilty. 7 of them are sentanced to death and Neebe is sentanced to 15 years of labor. -
The Hanging
4 men, Spies, Parson, Fielden, and Engel are hanged. -
The Monument
Thousands attend the unveiling of a new monument to the Haymarket martyrs at Waldheim Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois. -
The Final Resolution
The Fair Labor Standards Act makes eight hours a legal days work in the United States.
