November 02 --
Police arrest 150 in IWW free speech fight, Spokane, Wash. - 1909
Railroad union leader & socialist Eugene V. Debs receives a million votes for president while imprisoned - 1920
President Reagan signs a bill
designating a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader Martin
Luther King Jr. to be observed on the third Monday of January - 1983
(All Labor Has Dignity: People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ending racial segregation. He fought throughout his life to connect the labor and civil rights movements, envisioning them as twin pillars for social reform. As we struggle with massive unemployment, a staggering racial wealth gap, and the near collapse of a financial system that puts profits before people, this collection of King's speeches on labor rights and economic justice underscore his relevance for today. They help us imagine King anew: as a human rights leader whose commitment to unions and an end to poverty was a crucial part of his civil rights agenda.)
Carmen Fasanella retired after 68 years and 243 days of taxicab service in Princeton, N.J., earning himself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. He started driving at age 17 and, reportedly, chauffeured Princeton Professor Albert Einstein around town - 1989
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