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May 21

Italian activists and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, widely believed to have been framed for murder, go on trial today. They eventually are executed as part of a government campaign against dissidents - 1921

May 21

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May 20

The Railway Labor Act takes effect today. It is the first federal legislation protecting workers? rights to form unions - 1926

May 20

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May 19

Two hundred sixteen miners die from an explosion and its aftermath at the Fraterville Mine in Anderson County, Tenn. All but three of Fraterville?s adult males were killed. The mine had a reputation for fair contracts and pay?miners were represented by the United Mine Workers?and was considered safe; methane may have leaked in from a nearby mine - 1902

May 19

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May 18

In what may have been baseball?s first labor strike, the Detroit Tigers refuse to play after team leader Ty Cobb is suspended: he went into the stands and beat a fan who had been heckling him. Cobb was reinstated and the Tigers went back to work after the team manager?s failed attempt to replace the players with a local college team: their pitcher gave up 24 runs - 1912

May 18