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Today in labor history: Birth and death of Betty Friedan
February 4, 2015Betty Friedan was born on this date in 1921, and died on the same date in 2006 at the age of 85.
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Brazil’s communists: Dilma’s reelection sets stage for “historic advance”
February 4, 2015The chair of the Communist Party of Brazil, Renato Rabelo, discusses the reelection of Dilma Rousseff of the Workers' Party to the presidency of Brazil.
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Native children assaulted by a group of South Dakota hockey fans
February 4, 2015"The actions of the men in the VIP suite was despicable, humiliating and devastating to these children's well-being and safety."
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Today in African-American history: Fifteenth amendment ratified
February 3, 2015The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits denying citizens the right to vote based on their "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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The wedding of the century
February 3, 2015A four-year romance became the celebration not just of two people being joined together in marriage, but that of a family's triumph over injustice and discrimination.
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