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October 31

George Henry Evans publishes the first issue of the Working Man?s Advocate, ?edited by a Mechanic? for the ?useful and industrious classes? in New York City. He focused on the inequities between the ?portion of society living in luxury and idleness? and those ?groaning under the oppressions and miseries imposed on them.? - 1829

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October 30

Ed Meese, attorney general in the Ronald Reagan administration, urges employers to begin spying on workers "in locker rooms, parking lots, shipping and mail room areas and even the nearby taverns" to try to catch them using drugs - 1986

October 30

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October 29

Wall street crashes -- "Black Tuesday" -- throwing the world's economy into a years-long crisis including an unemployment rate in the U.S. that by 1933 hit nearly 25 percent ? 1929

October 29

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October 28

The Gateway Arch, a 630 ft high parabola of stainless steel marking the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial on the waterfront of St. Louis, Missouri is completed after two and one-half years.

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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