Eugene Debs for President
The IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) free-speech fight in Spokane, Washington began on this date. Local organizer James P. Thompson was yanked from the speaker’s platform by the police. Other Wobblies swarmed to take his place, leading to the arrests of 150 men and women. The IWW union hall was also raided. – 1909
Labor leader Eugene V. Debs received nearly 913,664 (3.4%) votes for president while running from a prison cell in Atlanta, Georgia.CLICK TO TWEETHe had been jailed for opposing World War I. – 1920
Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons” first appeared on the charts, going on to become one of the biggest selling singles of its time. The lyrics struck a sympathetic chord with millions of people “Another day older and deeper in debt, St. Peter don’t you call me cause I can’t go, I owe my soul to the company store…”. – 1955
President Reagan signed 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
Carmen Fasanella retired after 68 years and 243 days of taxicab service in Princeton, New Jersey., 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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Concrete Ready Mix Pakistan/
Allied group is a renowned name synonym to success, integrity and prestige in Pakistan since 1976. Allied Materials is involved in the construction materials business, aimed at providing high quality products and reliable solutions to customers with consistency, backed by our own in-house technical team, who advise and formulate specific, customized mix designs to suit your engineering need
Concrete Ready Mix Pakistan/
Allied group is a renowned name synonym to success, integrity and prestige in Pakistan since 1976. Allied Materials is involved in the construction materials business, aimed at providing high quality products and reliable solutions to customers with consistency, backed by our own in-house technical team, who advise and formulate specific, customized mix designs to suit your engineering need
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