haymarkeriot

On May I, 1886, groups of workers mounted a national demonstration for an eight hour work day. Strikes then erupted in many other cities. At the event, someone threw a bomb into police formation, killing one officer. In the riot that followed, gunfire between police and protesters killed dozens on both sides. Source of information: America Pathways To The President (page 252) Image provided by: http://www.criticalenquiry.org/images/800px-HaymarketRiot-Harpers.jpg