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August 3

Uriah Smith Stephens born in Cape May, NJ. A tailor by trade, in 1869 he led nine Philadelphia garment workers to found the Knights of Labor - 1821

August 3

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August 2

The first General Strike in Canadian history is held in Vancouver, organized as a one-day political protest against the killing of draft evader and labor activist Albert ?Ginger? Goodwin, who had called for a general strike in the event that any worker was drafted against their will - 1918

August 2

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August 1

After organizing a strike of metal miners against the Anaconda Company, Wobblie organizer Frank Little is dragged by six masked men from his Butte, Mont. hotel room and hung from the Milwaukee Railroad trestle.

August 1

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July 31

Members of the National Football League Players Association begin what is to be a two-day strike, their first.

July 31

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July 30

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid - 1965

July 30

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July 29

The Coast Seamen's Union merges with the Steamship Sailor's Union to form the Sailors? Union of the Pacific - 1891

July 29