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Labor
Frank Rosen, labor leader and political activist
December 1, 2016Frank took part in many of the seminal moments in Chicago history, from fighting to defend civil liberties in the McCarthy era, to the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, to electing Harold Washington as mayor,...
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News
This week in history: International Palestinian Solidarity Day
November 28, 2016The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is a United Nations-organized observance. Events are held at UN headquarters in New York and UN offices in Geneva and Vienna, with other observances under government and...
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Environment
This week in history: Worldwide Maize Day
November 22, 2016Maize Day is celebrated on the day after Thanksgiving and falls within Native American Heritage Month.
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Labor
Today in labor history: The CIO is created in 1935
November 9, 2016The creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was announced 80 years ago on this day, Nov. 9, 1935, by eight international unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
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World
This week in history: Chinese liberator Sun Yat-sen born
November 7, 2016Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary, physician, first president and founding father of the Republic of China.
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U.S.
November is Native American Heritage Month
November 1, 2016The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people.
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U.S.
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 17, 2016Domestic violence is a problem of epidemic proportions in many parts of the world.
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U.S.
Michelle Obama on Trump: “It’s cruel. It’s frightening. And it hurts.”
October 14, 2016"We as women, we as Americans, we as decent human beings can come together and declare that enough is enough."
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