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August 23

The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations is formed by Congress, during a period of great labor and social unrest.

August 23

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August 22

Five flight attendants form the Air Line Stewardesses Association, the first labor union representing flight attendants.

August 22

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August 20

The Great Fire of 1910, a wildfire that consumed about 3 million acres in Washington, Idaho and Montana?an area about the size of Connecticut?claimed the lives of 78 firefighters over two days.

August 20

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August 18

Radio station WEVD, named for Eugene V. Debs, goes on the air in New York City, operated by The Forward Association as a memorial to the labor and socialist leader - 1927

August 18