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Haymarket riot: what happened?

[ad_1] The Haymarket Riot was a union demonstration in Chicago in 1886 for an eight-hour working day. A bomb was thrown, killing a policeman, and police retaliated, injuring and killing protesters. Eight people were charged and seven sentenced to death, but some believe the Pinkerton Detective Agency was involved. The incident highlighted social and class […]