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October 18

The "Shoemakers of Boston" - the first labor organization in what would later become the United States - was authorized by the Massachusetts Bay Colony - 1648

October 18

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October 17

A huge vat ruptures at a London brewery, setting off a domino effect of similar ruptures, and what was to become known as The London Beer Flood.

October 17

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October 16

Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, is beheaded during the French Revolution.

October 16

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October 15

Pres. Woodrow Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act -- often referred to as "Labor?s Magna Carta" --

October 15

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October 13

American Federation of Labor votes to boycott all German-made products as a protest against Nazi antagonism to organized labor within Germany - 1934

October 13