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Today in labor history: Brewery workers unite!
July 22, 2015On this date in 1886, brewery workers in San Francisco declared a historic victory against the brewery owners.
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Today in history: Ernest Hemingway is born
July 21, 2015Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 - July 2, 1961) was one of America's most popular authors.
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Today in history: reading the Riot Act for 300 years
July 20, 2015You may not have known that the Riot Act was passed by an act of the British Parliament on this date exactly 300 years ago, July 20, 1715.
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Forty years ago: Apollo and Soyuz link up androgynously in orbit
July 20, 2015The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), conducted 40 years ago in July 1975, was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight.
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Authors and booksellers want DOJ to investigate Amazon
July 16, 2015Amazon's business tactics have called into question the power the online retailer wields over the book industry.
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Today in history: atom bomb successfully tested 70 years ago
July 16, 2015On this day in 1945, the Manhattan Project came to an explosive end as the first atom bomb was successfully tested in New Mexico.
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Today in labor history: black farmer union leader murdered by sheriff’s posse
July 15, 2015He was murdered by a heavily armed white mob organized by the sheriff.
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On July 30, events across U.S. as Medicare turns 50
July 15, 2015RNs will join actions in over 25 U.S. cities to honor Medicare and Medicaid's 50th anniversary.
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