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Today in history: Thurgood Marshall sworn into Supreme Court
October 2, 2012Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as Supreme Court justice, making him the first African American in history to hold that position.
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Today in labor history: George Washington bridge opened
October 1, 2012The George Washington Bridge, a suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River and connecting Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee in N.J., was officially inaugurated.
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Today in labor history: Suffragette socialist Sylvia Pankhurst dies in 1960
September 27, 2012Most people don't realize that a legendary suffragette, Sylvia Pankhurst, lived well into the mid-20th century.
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Today in labor history: First Model T leaves the assembly line
September 26, 2012The problems of speedup and other dangerous assembly line practices were skewered in Charlie Chaplin's classic film "Modern Times."
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Three killers and a blurry background
September 21, 2012What connection is there between a sheepishly smiling politician and the mad rage of a bloodthirsty mob bent on murder in a Baltic coast town 150 miles away?
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