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Hilliard Brooks was killed by police on this day in 1950 for refusing to enter the rear door.
#policeViolence #CivilRights #CivilRightsHistory #OTD #OTDIH
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The #ILGWU was formed on this day in 1900. Lasting until the 1990s when the union merged with ACTWU to form UNITE.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Ladies_Garment_Workers_Union
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The #SEIU was formed this day in 1921.
#LaborHistory #OTDIH #Labor #History
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 1911
#WorkplaceSafety #LaborHistory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire
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On this day in 1919, Congress passed the Child Labor Tax Law, forcing employers of child labor to pay a 10 percent tax. In 1922, Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co., SCOTUS ruled that it was a penalty and not a tax, and it was therefore unconstitutional.
#LaborHistory #ChildLabor #OTDIH
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#OTDIH 1976 Dorothy Hamill wins free skate to clinch the women's figure-skating gold medal at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics.
Hairdressers rejoice.
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#OTDIH 1599 Acoma massacre
The Acoma Massacre was a punitive expedition by Spanish conquistadors at the Acoma Pueblo in January, 1599. Around 500 Acoma men and 300 women and children were killed during the three-day onslaught. Of the Acoma who survived the attack, many were sentenced to 20-year terms of bondage, and 24 suffered amputations.
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On this day in 1917, suffragists were brutally beaten and tortured because they were peacefully protesting for the right to vote. Learn about the Night of Terror 🧵
#OTD #OTDIH #WomensRights #Suffrage #NightOfTerror #Vote #Democracy #Election #VotingRights #IVoted #BeAVoter #CivilDisobedience
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21.-22.9.1929 Manöver des rechtsgerichteten paramilitärischen "#Stahlhelm" in Langenberg. Prinz August Wilhelm von Preußen nimmt teil. Dabei kommt es zu Schmähungen der Reichsflagge & Hassgesänge auf Weimarer Demokratie.
#otdih
