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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

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August 27

Some 14,000 Chicago teachers who have gone without pay for several months finally collect about $1,400 each - 1934

August 27

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August 26

Fannie Sellins and Joseph Starzeleski are murdered by coal company guards on a picket line in Brackenridge, Pa.

August 26

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August 25

Birth of Allan Pinkerton, whose strike-breaking detectives ("Pinks") gave us the word "fink" - 1819

August 25

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August 24

The Mechanics Gazette, believed to be the first U.S. labor newspaper, is published in Philadelphia, the outgrowth of a strike by Carpenters demanding a shorter, 10-hour day.

August 24