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5-24-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1883 in 2:00
http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/may-24-the-true-builders-of-america/
On this day in Labor History the year was 1883. The “eighth wonder of the world, the Brooklyn Bridge opened for traffic. 600 men worked on the project, which took 14 years to complete. Between twenty and thirty men died working on the bridge. This included the bridge’s designer, German-born John. A. Roebling.
2:00 minute audio at link.
