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September 2

White and Chinese immigrants battle in Rock Springs, Wyo., fueled by racial tensions and the practice of Union Pacific Railroad of hiring lower-paid Chinese over whites.

September 2

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September 1

The Int?l Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers is founded at a meeting in Chicago, the product of two separate brotherhoods created over the previous 13 years - 1893

September 1

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August 31

John Reed forms the Communist Labor Party in Chicago. The Party?s motto: "Workers of the world, unite!" - 1919

August 31

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August 30

Delegates from several East Coast cities meet in convention to form the National Trades' Union, uniting craft unions to oppose "the most unequal and unjustifiable distribution of the wealth of society in the hands of a few individuals."

August 30

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August 29

Seventy-five workers die when the lower St. Lawrence River?s Quebec Bridge collapses while under construction.

August 29

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August 28

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?the Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have A Dream" speech march?is held in Washington, D.C., with 250,000 participating.

August 28