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Today in labor history: Poet Carl Sandburg is born
January 6, 2014On January 6, 1878: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois.
Read moreRichard Hart, Jamaican Marxist and historian, dies
January 6, 2014Richard Hart, a towering figure of the Jamaican and Caribbean left, died in Bristol, England, on Dec. 21, 2013, at 96 years of age.
Read moreToday in labor history: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman
January 3, 2014On Jan. 3, 1987, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame admitted its first woman performer, Detroit legend Aretha Franklin.
Read moreToday in labor history: Petition sent to Congress to end Fugitive Slave Act
January 2, 2014On January 2, 1800 the Philadelphia black community petitioned Congress to rescind the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
Read more“Club Red”: Vacation, Soviet-style
December 19, 2013Koenker also paints a vivid, detailed picture of a government sincerely attempting to live up to its promise of "the good life" for its citizens.
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