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Communist Party convention goers explore Chicago’s labor history
June 14, 2014Some of the 300 delegates and guests of the Communist Party USA's 30th Convention kicked off their party's gathering with a labor history tour of the Windy City.
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Today in labor history: Inventor gives first public demo of FM broadcasting
June 11, 2014On this day in 1935, inventor Edwin Armstrong gave the first public demonstration of FM (frequency modulation) radio broadcasting in Alpine, New Jersey.
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Today in labor history: Joe McCarthy’s reign of terror comes to dramatic end
June 9, 2014Senator McCarthy experienced a meteoric rise to fame and power in the U.S. Senate when he charged that "hundreds" of "known communists" were in the Department of State.
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Today in history: Stockholm meet launches global environmental movement
June 5, 2014World Environment Day, launched by the conference, has been celebrated on June 5 each year since 1973.
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Victor Grossman speaks on the growing right danger in Europe
June 2, 2014Author and journalist Victor Grossman will speak on the growing right danger in Europe as it relates to Ukraine, NATO and European Parliamentary elections.
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