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The Haymarket affair, also known as the Haymarket massacre, the Haymarket riot, the Haymarket Square riot, or the Haymarket Incident, was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
May Day, or International Workers' Day was a day for remembering the workers who died during the Haymarket affair of 1886. [3] During a General Strike in Chicago, Illinois, an unknown person threw a bomb into the crowd, prompting police to fire into the crowd, killing civilians and police alike.
In 1886 the Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket massacre or Haymarket riot) was a protest rally and subsequent violence on May 4 at the Haymarket Square [15] in Chicago. The rally supported striking workers. When police began to disperse the public meeting, an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb into their midst.
It was only after he arrived at the meeting that he learned of the Haymarket demonstration. [3] A short time later, there was a request from the Haymarket for additional speakers and Fielden, along with Albert Parsons, agreed to go and speak. They arrived just as August Spies was finishing a speech of his own. Parson then made a lengthy speech ...
HAYMARKET, Va. (DC News Now) — On Monday morning, firefighters rescued a dog from a house that exploded in Haymarket last week. The Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office (FMO) said that ...
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"Review of Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement, and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America". The Journal of American History. 94 (1): 302– 303. doi:10.2307/25094877. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 25094877. Guttenplan, D. D. (2009). "A Judicious Dose of Hemp: the Long Shadow of the Haymarket Bombing".
Ka’Niyah Baker was found dead by authorities after a fire at 114 Cardamon Court — a vacant residence in Capital Heights, South Carolina at around 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 15, the Columbia Police ...