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Today in labor history: The Great Fire of 1910
August 20, 2012The fire burned more than three million acres, an area larger than the size of the state of Connecticut, with at least 92 killed.
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Today in labor history: National Apprenticeship Act of 1937
August 16, 2012This act of Congress, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, established a national advisory committee to research and draft regulations establishing minimum standards for apprenticeship programs.
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Today in labor history: Panama Canal, built by 75,000, opens
August 15, 2012On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened, after 32 years of construction and an estimated 28,000 worker deaths.
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Today in labor history: Roosevelt signs Social Security Act
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What’s good about Obamacare?
August 14, 2012"...Americans saw health care reform as an urgent priority. All we hear from Republicans is how bad this is. No one has come up with a better alternative."
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Today in labor history: First woman joins the Marines
August 13, 2012The first to do so was Opha Mae Johnson.
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Today in labor history: Air Line Pilots Assocation founded in Chicago
August 10, 2012A five-man Central Executive Council was established, dues were set, and the official motto became "Schedule with Safety."
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Today in labor history … no more Hiroshimas or Nagasakis
August 9, 2012The United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Nagasaki, Japan today Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the only two cases of using a nuclear weapon against civilians.
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