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5. Corporate politicians only hear the word MARKET in Haymarket
Thu May 2, 2013, 06:03 PM
May 2013

DURec


The Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket massacre or Haymarket riot) refers to the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square[2] in Chicago. It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day. An unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they acted to disperse the public meeting. The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and at least four civilians; scores of others were wounded.

In the internationally publicized legal proceedings that followed, eight anarchists were convicted of conspiracy. The evidence was that one of the defendants may have built the bomb, but none of those on trial had thrown it.[3][4][5][6] Seven were sentenced to death and one to a term of 15 years in prison. The death sentences of two of the defendants were commuted by Illinois governor Richard J. Oglesby to terms of life in prison, and another committed suicide in jail rather than face the gallows. The other four were hanged on November 11, 1887. In 1893, Illinois' new governor John Peter Altgeld pardoned the remaining defendants and criticized the trial.

The Haymarket affair is generally considered significant as the origin of international May Day observances for workers.[7][8] The site of the incident was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 25, 1992,[9] and a public sculpture was dedicated at the site in 2004. The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument in nearby Forest Park was designated a National Historic Landmark on February 18, 1997, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[10]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair

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. ProSense May 2013 #1
Proclamation 4493 - Loyalty Day, 1977 ProSense May 2013 #2
Mostly good, but the sixth and last one is actually true, though(like it or not). AverageJoe90 May 2013 #3
I think, given the corporate takeover of the United States, that the very idea of Loyalty Day djean111 May 2013 #4
Corporate politicians only hear the word MARKET in Haymarket leftstreet May 2013 #5
Hahahaha!!! It's a fucking LAW. Has been since before I was BORN!!! DevonRex May 2013 #6
That was the beginning of the end, Devon. Sigh... freshwest May 2013 #26
If we only KNEW the sky fell THEN DevonRex May 2013 #27
It happened before Obama was elected. freshwest May 2013 #29
I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, bvar22 May 2013 #7
"Now, Therefore, I, JOHN F. KENNEDY, President of the United States of America, do hereby..." DevonRex May 2013 #11
But 1962 was a very different time. zeemike May 2013 #17
The millionth excuse for the double standard today. I am sick of DevonRex May 2013 #18
Well said. Unions were also strong, and wages were not under successful assault woo me with science May 2013 #20
And that was a really big difference. zeemike May 2013 #21
My country right or wrong pscot May 2013 #8
Thomas Furguson argues in his book, "The Golden Rule". Fuddnik May 2013 #9
Manufactured outrage is second only to speculative outrage... SidDithers May 2013 #10
I believe that phrase was coined over speculation that Obama would try to cut Social Security. Bonobo May 2013 #12
And the quote in your sig line was originally by Prof. Delos B. McKown. Fuddnik May 2013 #13
Thanks!... SidDithers May 2013 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles May 2013 #23
And to all you folks working in the (formerly) Public Schools... nikto May 2013 #15
"Corporations are people, my friend" Addison May 2013 #16
Read my sig line....that is all ! RagAss May 2013 #19
I've always loved your sig line, now read mine! freshwest May 2013 #24
Good one ! RagAss May 2013 #33
there are still DUers who don't fucking get this Skittles May 2013 #22
Such eloquent slogans in the face of certain death by the merciless, omnipotent anti-christ. freshwest May 2013 #25
right on woo! boilerbabe May 2013 #28
K & R !!! WillyT May 2013 #30
When they had a REAL monopoly PATRICK May 2013 #31
Loyalty schmoyalty, JEB May 2013 #32
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