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December 22

A group of building trades unions from the Midwest meet in St. Louis to form the National Building Trades Council. The Council disbanded after several years of political and jurisdictional differences - 1897

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December 21

Powered by children 7 to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater's thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., launching the Industrial Revolution in America.

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December 20

Delegates to the AFL convention in Salt Lake City endorse a constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote - 1899.

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December 19

An explosion in the Darr Mine in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania kills 239 coal miners.

December 19