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Today in history: An era ends in Eastern Europe
September 24, 2015On this date in 1990,the Supreme Soviet gave approval to switch to a free market economy, the signal for the GDR to leave the now moribund Warsaw Pact.
Read moreToday in history: A Chinese poem for autumn
September 23, 2015On this first day of autumn, we offer a quiet moment of reflection penned 80 years ago.
Read moreToday in history: It’s World Peace Day!
September 21, 2015In 2015 the theme is "Partnerships for Peace - Dignity for All."
Read moreRadical roots of the great grape strike
September 21, 2015Fifty years ago, the great grape strike started in Delano, when Filipino pickers walked out of the fields on September 8, 1965.
Read more“Labor’s Home Front”: the AFL in World War II
September 18, 2015The history of labor during wartime is an enticing subject, the history of labor during World War II especially so.
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