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October 27

27 Oct, 2012

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27 Oct, 2012

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October 27

The New York City subway, the first rapid-transit system in America, opens.

October 27

October 26

26 Oct, 2012

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26 Oct, 2012

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October 26

After eight years and at least 1,000 worker deaths -- mostly Irish immigrants -- the 350-mile Erie Canal opens, linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.

October 26

October 25

25 Oct, 2012

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25 Oct, 2012

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October 25

25,000 silk dye workers strike in Paterson, NJ - 1934

October 25

October 24

24 Oct, 2012

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24 Oct, 2012

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October 24

The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act, signed by Pres. Roosevelt two years earlier - 1940

October 24

October 23

23 Oct, 2012

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23 Oct, 2012

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October 23

Explosion and fire at Phillips Petroleum refinery in Pasadena, Texas, kills 23 and injures 314 - 1989

October 23

October 22

22 Oct, 2012

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22 Oct, 2012

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October 22

Bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd is killed by FBI agents near East Liverpool, Ohio.

October 22