21 Chicago firefighters, including the chief, died when a building collapsed
as they were fighting a huge blaze at the Union Stock Yards. By the time
the fire was extinguished 26 hours after the first alarm, 50 engine
companies and seven hook and ladder companies had been called to the scene.
Until Sept. 11, 2001, it was the deadliest building collapse in American
history in terms of firefighter fatalities - 1910
Powered by children 7 to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater?s
thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., launching
the Industrial Revolution in America. By 1830, 55 per cent of the mill
workers in the state were youngsters, many working for less than $1 per week
- 1790
A 47-day strike at Greyhound Bus Lines ends with members of the Amalgamated
Transit Union accepting a new contract containing deep cuts in wages and
benefits. Striker Ray Phillips died during the strike, run over on a picket
line by a scab Greyhound trainee - 1983