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Today in history: National Food Bank Week and World Food Day
October 14, 2015This week is a great time to start thinking about helping others as the holiday season approaches.
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Today in history: October 12 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 9, 2015The idea of replacing Columbus Day with a day celebrating the indigenous people of North America first arose in 1977.
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AFL-CIO asks Angela Merkel to end T-Mobile gag order
October 9, 2015"U.S. workers have a basic right to speak out and challenge sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace."
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Today in history: Jesse Jackson is born
October 8, 2015Born on this date in 1941 in Greenville, S.C., he is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician, and columnist.
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Today in history: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma born in 1955
October 7, 2015Among his many distinctions are the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Today in history: It’s German-American Day
October 6, 2015Originally known as"German Day," the holiday was celebrated for the first time in Philadelphia in 1883.
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Today in history: Catholic antiwar activist Phil Berrigan born
October 5, 2015The American peace activist and former Roman Catholic priest, was born on this date in 1923.
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Who was Casey Jones? Hint: Not just a Joe Hill song
October 2, 2015Jonathan Luther "John""Casey" Jones from Jackson, Tenn., was an American railroader who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad.
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