International Workers' Day 2016: 20 Quotes About Labor To Celebrate May Day
Workers and labor activists around the world will gather in streets and city centers Monday to mark International Workers’ Day. The unofficial holiday, known as May Day in the United States, originates from the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, when police tried to disperse a crowd of protesters during a labor strike. Someone threw a bomb at the officers, who responded by firing on the protesters; seven officers and four civilians were killed, and scores of others were wounded.Since then, many c..>> view originalHow the lives of Osama Bin Laden's neighbours changed forever
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