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March 24

Groundbreaking on the first section of the New York City subway system, from City Hall to the Bronx.

March 24

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March 23

Five days into the Post Office?s first mass work stoppage in 195 years, President Nixon declares a national emergency and orders 30,000 troops to New York City to break the strike.

March 23

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March 22

Mark Twain, a lifelong member of the International Typographical Union (now part of CWA), speaks in Hartford, Conn., extolling the Knights of Labor?s commitment to fair treatment of all workers, regardless of race or gender - 1886

March 22

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March 20

Michigan authorizes formation of workers? cooperatives. Thirteen are formed in the state over a 25-year period.

March 20