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Today in history: Voting age lowered to 18
July 5, 2012President Richard Nixon, under popular pressure, formally certified the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Today in history: Birthday of Ruth Crawford Seeger
July 3, 2012 -
Today in history: Civil Rights Act signed
July 2, 2012On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, a historic advance for all Americans.
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Today in history: Birthday of Julia Lathrop
June 29, 2012Today in history: Birthday of Julia Lathrop, social reformer in the area of education, social policy, and children's welfare.
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Today in labor history: Luddites rebel against substandard work conditions
June 28, 2012Today in labor history, the Luddites (19th century textile workers) attacked the Heathcoat and Boden's Mill, responding to substandard workplace conditions.
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Today in labor and peoples history: Custer’s Last Stand
June 25, 2012 -
A win, a loss, and a toss-up for labor in Michigan
June 25, 2012Labor won one, lost one, and had one key issue still up in the air in the latest action in the Republican-run Michigan legislature.
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Today in history: Musicians targeted in anti-Communist witch-hunt
June 22, 2012On June 22, 1950, renowned musicians/performers Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Lena Horne, Pete Seeger and Artie Shaw were labeled as suspected "Communist sympathizers" in the infamous publication "Red Channels."
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