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June 18

Union and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph and others meet with Pres. Roosevelt about a proposed July 1 March on Washington to protest discrimination in war industries.

June 18

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June 17

Susan B. Anthony goes on trial in Canandaigua, N.Y. for casting her ballot in a federal election the previous November, in violation of existing statutes barring women from the vote - 1873

June 17

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June 16

Eight local unions organize the International Fur Workers Union of U.S. and Canada. The union later merged with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen - 1913

June 16

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June 15

The Metal Trades Department of what is now the AFL-CIO is founded - 1908

June 15

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June 14

The first commercial computer, UNIVAC I, is installed at the U.S. Census Bureau - 1951

June 14

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June 13

American Railway Union, headed by Eugene V. Debs, founded ? 1893

June 13