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Rightist wins Paraguay presidency, Left advances in Congress
April 24, 2013Paraguayans are now wondering what kind of president Horacio Cartes will turn out to be.
Read moreToday in labor history: Devastating Oklahoma City bombing
April 19, 2013The Oklahoma explosion (caused by a detonated truck bomb) took 168 lives including 19 children, and injured 680 people.
Read moreToday in labor history: Superman, hero of downtrodden, is born
April 18, 2013Today marks the 75th anniversary of Superman's first appearance in DC's Action Comics No. 1, published April 18, 1938.
Read moreToday in labor history: A. Phillip Randolph was born
April 15, 2013Randolph played a leading role in the fight for civil and labor rights, from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Read moreToday in labor history: Songwriter, activist Florence Reece is born
April 12, 2013She is best known for having written the folk song "Which Side Are You On?," which she wrote at the age of twelve while her father was out on strike with other coal miners.
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