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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 13

Striking miners at Tracy City, Tenn., capture their mines and free 300 state convict strikebreakers. The convicts had been "leased" to mine-owners by officials in an effort to make prisons self-supporting and make a few bucks for the state. The practice started in 1866 and lasted for 30 years - 1892

August 13

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August 12

The national Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners is founded in Chicago in a gathering of 36 carpenters from 11 cities - 1881

August 12