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November 1

Thirty-seven black striking Louisiana sugar workers were murdered when Louisiana militia, aided by bands of "prominent citizens," shot unarmed workers trying to get a dollar-per-day wage.

November 1

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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.

October 31

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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.

October 28

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October 27

The National Negro Labor Council is formed in Cincinnati to unite black workers in the struggle for full economic, political and social equality.

October 27