Episodes
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
February 9 - The Passing of George Lippard
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1854. That was the day that novelist George Lippard died in Philadelphia. Lippard was friends with Edgar Allen Poe. He is most well-known for his novel about Philadelphia titled Quaker City. The book is considered to be one of the first American muckraking novels.
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
February 8 - Spacemen Strike Back
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1974. That was the day that a three-man American astronaut crew returned to earth from eighty-four-day mission at the Sky Lab. They were the first crew to spend so long in low-earth orbit up to that time.
Friday Feb 07, 2020
February 7 - The Sugar That’s Not So Sweet
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 2008. That evening at 7:15 p.m., an explosion rocked the city of Wentworth, just outside of Savannah, Georgia. An explosion had gone off at Imperial Sugar. Highly combustible sugar dust had ignited.
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
February 6 - Seattle General Strike
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1919. That day began the week-long general strike in Seattle, Washington. As World War I drew to a close many workers in the city were frustrated by two years without pay increases due to the war. 35,000 workers in the shipyards walked off of the job.
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
February 5 - Shot Down for Standing Up
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
Wednesday Feb 05, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1913. That was the day that Ida Breiman was killed while she stood up for the rights of working people in Rochester, New York. Ida was born in Russia to a Jewish family.
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
February 4 - Canal-building in America
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1825. That was the day the Ohio legislature authorized the Canal Act. The act called for the construction of two canals.
Monday Feb 03, 2020
February 3 - Another Senseless Tragedy
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1971. That was a day of tragedy for the workers at the Thiokol Chemical Corporation plant in southeastern Georgia. An explosion killed twenty-seven workers, and injured dozens more.
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
February 2 - Calling Dr. Blackwell
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
On this day in Labor History the year was 1821. That was the birthday of the first woman to earn her medical degree in the United States. Her name was Elizabeth Blackwell.
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
February 1 - Sitting for Change
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
Saturday Feb 01, 2020