During the May 1 marches, protests and demonstrations were disrupted by police over the next several days, leading to deaths. Demonstrators, led by anarchists, called a mass meeting May 4, 1886 ...

Demonstrators, led by anarchists, called a mass meeting May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago to protest what was seen as police brutality. “These were immigrants," Linebaugh said. "They ...

On May 1, 1886, tens of thousands of workers across the country walked off their jobs sites in a large general strike. The New York Times reported demonstrations in St. Louis, ...

It has its origins in Chicago, and a march for an eight-hour workday on May 1, 1886, that was followed by a violent clash between demonstrators and police at Haymarket Square in what would now be ...

It has its origins in Chicago, and a march for an eight-hour workday on May 1, 1886, that was followed by a violent clash between demonstrators and police at Haymarket Square in what would now be ...

May Day has come to be recognized as International Workers’ Day, which means rallies worldwide from workers fighting for better conditions and better pay. USA Today states that on May 1, 1886 ...

The historical origins date back to May 1, 1886, ... In my home state of Hawai’i, May 1st is annually celebrated as Lei Day, a day to share and embody the “Aloha spirit.” ...

Workers put in more than 12 hours a day, six days a week, when the first Labor Day parade was held in 1882 in New ... What is known as the Haymarket Riot or Haymarket Incident began on May 1, 1886.