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Timeline: Labor Unions
Here's a history of organized labor in the United States 1869 One of the earliest and most influential labor organizations, the Knights of Labor is founded by Philadelphia tailors.…June 2022 Current Events: US Events
Top of Page World News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the US…New Haven
(Encyclopedia) New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition,…fugitive slave laws
(Encyclopedia) fugitive slave laws, in U.S. history, the federal acts of 1793 and 1850 providing for the return between states of escaped black slaves. Similar laws existing in both North and South…LGBT Pride Month: Origins and Importance
Pride month, celebrated every year in June, serves as a tribute and a show of honor to members of the LGBTQ community and others involved in the stonewall riots of June 28, 1969, in Manhattan. It is…June 2021 Current Events: US News
Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the US…April 2015 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of…Brewer's: O.K
A telegraphic symbol for “All right” (orl korrect, a Sir William Curtis's or Artemus Ward's way of spelling “all correct”). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Brewer's: O tempora! O mores!
Alas! how the times have changed for the worse! Alas! how the morals of the people are degenerated! Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894O Yes'! O Yes! O Yes!O.…Brewer's: Gorgibus
An honest, simple-minded burgess, brought into all sorts of troubles by the love of finery and the gingerbread gentility of his niece and his daughter. (Molière Les Précieuses Ridicules…Trending
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