Important Events From This day in History May 27

 

27 May, 1936 England RMS Queen Mary

1936 : The Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York with more than 1800 passengers.

27 May, 1941 World War II Bismarck

1941 : The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the Atlantic by the Royal Naval ships Dorsetshire, King George V and Rodney after it had been damaged by torpedoes dropped by British aircraft from HMS Ark Royal.

27 May, 1923 France First Le Mans 24 hour race

1923 : The first Le Mans 24-Hour race ends with a win for Andre Lagache and Renee Leonard covering 1,372.928 miles in a Chenard-Walker car. The latest race run in 2007 is won by Frank Biela, Emanuele Pirro and Marco Werner covering 3129.75 miles in an Audi R10.

27 May, 1937 U.S.A. Golden Gate Bridge

1937 : Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California is opened to pedestrian traffic and more than 200,000 pedestrians walked across on opening day. The next day the Golden Gate Bridge is opened to vehicular traffic.

27 May, 1922 U.S.A. Checks

1922 : The increasing use of checks has led to a larger number of arrests by the police for people issuing fraudulent checks and banks have decided to try and halt this problem by only issuing checks for customers who are upstanding citizens.

27 May, 1943 U.S.A. The Ballpoint Pen

1943 : The Ballpoint pen, is patented in America by Hungarian Laszlo Biro.

1950 U.S.A. Frank Sinatra

1950 : Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on NBC's "Star-Spangled Review." He went on to be one of the most successful and recognizable figures in music history.

1955 British General Election

1955 : The British General Election is won by the Tories under Sir Anthony Eden.

1963 Kenya Jomo Kenyatta

1963 : The Kenya African Nation Union, wins the country's first general election and the leader of the party Jomo Kenyatta will become Kenya's first premier.

1964 India Jawaharlal Nehru Dies

1964 : Jawaharlal Nehru the founder of modern India and prime minister, dies at the age of 74.

1971 Sicily Mount Etna

1971 : Walls of Lava are threatening two towns in Sicily as they continue towards the towns of Sciara and Giarre. This is the 54th day Mount Etna has been erupting and many experts are predicting a further major eruption due to the increased lava flow and smoke.

1989 S&H Green Stamps

1989 : S&H Green stamps have been part of the retail landscape for over 50 years but the loss of it's largest customer Publix Supermarkets in Florida could well be the final nail in it's coffin this week. S&H Green Stamps has been in existence for 94 years and it's heyday in the 1960's when it was an important part of the retailing industry and very few people did not collect the Green Stamps to trade back for toasters and other gadgets is now passed due to many things ranging from the increase in discount coupons to the change in work patterns including more women working.

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Today in Labor History May 27, 2023

 

The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Depression-era National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional, about a month before it was set to expire. – 1935

The U.S. Fishermen and Allied Workers Union merged with Harry Bridges’ ILWU. – 1947

Delegates of the Insurance Agent’s International Union and the Insurance Workers of America, having ratified the merger agreement at their respective conventions, convened as delegates of the merged union, the Insurance Workers International Union. The 15,000-member organization merged with the United Food and Commercial Workers in 1983. – 1959

Celebrating Lorraine Wang

 

Celebration of Life Reception

Please join us as we celebrate the life of our beloved Lorraine. We plan to honor her life by gathering friends and family together to share memories, laughter, tears, and the joy of knowing her, and we hope to provide a space in which people can remember her in community with one another. Food and drink will be served, and there will be time during this celebration for anyone who wishes to do so to share a story or two about Lorraine.

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Important Events From This day in History May 26

 

26 May, 1940 France The Dunkirk Evacuation

1940 : The Dunkirk evacuation begins "Operation Dynamo" was launched for the evacuation of British, French and Belgian soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France, they were rescued by a flotilla of any and every craft that could make the channel crossing which included fishing boats, pleasure craft and The Royal Navy and the new British Spitfire fighters helped provide air cover. The evacuation ended on June 4th. More about the Dunkirk Evacuation

1896 U.S.A. Dow Jones

1896 : The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published.

The average price of the 12 initial stocks was 40.94

General Electric The only company still in existence and trading under original name.

American Cotton Oil Company, now part of Unilever

American Sugar Company, now Amstar Holdings

American Tobacco Company, Broken Up

Chicago Gas Company, now part of Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

Distilling & Cattle Feeding Company, now part of Lyondell Chemical Company

Laclede Gas Light Company, still in operation as The Laclede Group

National Lead Company, now NL Industries

North American Company, Broken Up

Tennessee Coal part of U.S. Steel

U.S. Leather Company Gone

United States Rubber Company part of Michelin

1930 U.S.A. Banks Closing

1930 : The Reynoldsburg State Bank in Columbus Ohio closed its doors as a result of frozen assets. This was just 1 news story that we found for a bank closing it's doors in 1930 but was being repeated throughout the country with thousands of small banks after the stock market collapse the previous year.

26 May, 1896 Russia Nicholas II

1896 : Following the death of his father Czar Alexander III in 1894 , the last Czar of Russia Nicholas II is crowned ruler of Russia, In 1917, the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin seize power from Czar Nicholas II and set about establishing the world's first communist state.

1897 England Dracula

1897 : The vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, goes on sale in London bookshops.

26 May, 1948 South Africa Apartheid

1948 : The National Party of the Dutch Afrikaners headed by Daniel François Malan who had been campaigning on the policy of implementing full scale apartheid came to power and begin the policy of apartheid.

26 May, 1948 U.S.A. Public Housing Building Program

1948 : A major bill is before congress to provide additional Public Housing from federal funding , currently there are major problems and many of the homes built to put a roof over the head of poorer families are being rented to affluent single bachelors . So many of these projects that were designed to help the most needy are now in the hands of some of those who are in the high income bracket of $4,000 to $6,000 per year and a full reform is needed including the administration of these projects.

26 May, 1950 Germany Berlin Divided

1950 : In Berlin as both sides prepare for the unity parade by east German youth this weekend tensions are running high as Britain talks to the Russians about allowing free elections, many believe that instead of a united Berlin as part of a United Germany we could well end up with a city divided by political doctrine.

26 May, 1950 England Petrol Rationing Ends

1950 : After 11 years petrol rationing finally ends in Great Britain and the British People tear up petrol rationing books which have been in use since the beginning of World War II in 1939.

1969 Canada John Lennon

1969 : Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono stage a public 'bed in' for world peace - staying in bed for a week in a hotel in Montreal.

1969 U.S.A. Apollo 10

1969 : Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a mission that served as a dress rehearsal for the first moon landing.

1972 U.S.A. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

1972 : President Nixon signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty on behalf of the United States the treaty puts a limit on the number of anti-ballistic missile sites in USA and Russia.

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Today in Labor History May 26, 2023

 

Battle of the Overpass

Men and women weavers in Pawtucket, Rhode Island staged the nation’s first “co-ed” strike. – 1824

The Western Federation of Miners members struck for an eight-hour day, Cripple Creek, Colorado. – 1894

The Actors’ Equity was founded by 112 theater actors meeting in the Pabst Grand Circle Hotel in New York City. A strike six years later, during which membership increased from 3,000 to 14,000, loosened the control on performers’ lives by theater owners and producers. – 1913

The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Marine Transport Workers struck in Philadelphia. – 1920

One hundred thousand steelworkers and miners in mines owned by steel companies went on strike in seven states.  The Memorial Day Massacre, in which ten strikers were killed by police at Republic Steel in Chicago, took place four days later on May 30. – 1937

Henry Ford unleashed his company goons on United Auto Workers organizers at the Battle of the Overpass near the River Rouge plant. General Motors and Chrysler signed collective bargaining agreements with the UAW in 1937, but Ford held out until 1942. – 1937

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Important Events From This day in History May 25

 

25 May, 1967 John Lennon's Psychedelic Rolls Royce

1967 : John Lennon's psychedelic Rolls Royce is delivered, the Rolls Royce caused an uproar including the Rolls Royce Company raising a formal complaint. He had bought the car new from Rolls Royce in 1965 and become bored with the color so had a psychedelic paint job. The car was sold at Sotheby's in 1985 for $2,299.000.00 the most expensive car ever sold.

25 May, 1968 St. Louis Gateway Arch

1968 : The Gateway Arch in St. Louis standing 630 feet tall, and 630 feet wide at its base is dedicated.

25 May, 1895 England Oscar Wilde

1895 : Playwright Oscar Wilde was found guilty of gross indecency in London and sentenced two years of hard labor. Playwright Oscar Wilde was arrested on charges of "gross indecency" under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act earlier in April ( in 1895 ) this term implied 'homosexual acts not amounting to buggery'.

25 May, 1925 U.S.A. John T. Scopes

1925 : A high school science teacher, John T. Scopes was indicted for teaching the theory of evolution in his classes, as the Tennessee state law prohibits the teaching of evolution in public schools.

More about the Scopes Monkey Trial

25 May, 1977 U.S.A. First Star Wars Movies Opens

1977 : Star Wars written and directed by George Lucas and released by 20th Century Fox opens in American Theaters. The original Star Wars grossed nearly $800 million world wide and won multiple awards at the 50th Annual Academy Awards and created a cult following for future Star Wars Movies.

25 May, 1920 American Merchant Shipping

1920 : A study into American merchant shipping confirms that 79% of new ships just built or in design and build stages have moved from coal burners to oil burners as fuel.

1935 U.S.A. Jesse Owens

1935 : Jesse Owens broke three world records at the Big Ten meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan including broad jump, the 220-yard dash and the low hurdles.

More about Jesse Owens

1935 U.S.A. Babe Ruth

1935 : Babe Ruth hit the 714th and final home run of his career at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh while playing for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shortly afterwards he announced his retirement.

1943 World War II Dusseldorf Bombing

1943 : 500 RAF Bombers bombed Dusseldorf and laid waste to parts of the city that have been left standing, also the RAF were in action in Burma with a raids into western Burma.

1958 France General Charles de Gaulle

1958 : General Charles de Gaulle becomes Prime Minister of France.

1961 U.S.A. Money To Put A Man On The Moon

1961 : President Kennedy has asked Congress for $531 million to help the US put a man on the moon before the end of the decade . On July 21st 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon.

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Today in Labor History May 25, 2023

 

Remington Rand strike

Pressured by employers, striking shoemakers in Philadelphia were arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy for violating an English common law that barred schemes aimed at forcing wage increases. The strike was broken. – 1805

The U.S. slave trade was abolished. – 1807

Philip Murray was born in Scotland. He went on to emigrate to the U.S., become the founder and first president of the United Steelworkers of America, and head of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) from 1940 until his death in 1952. – 1886

Two company houses occupied by scab coal miners were blown up and destroyed during a strike against the Glendale Gas & Coal Company in Wheeling, West Virginia. – 1925

Thousands of unemployed WWI veterans arrived in Washington, D.C. to demand a bonus they had been promised but never received. They built a shantytown near the U.S. Capital but were burned out by U.S. troops after two months. – 1932

The notorious 11-month Remington Rand strike began. The strike spawned the “Mohawk Valley (NY) formula,” described by investigators as a corporate plan to discredit union leaders, frighten the public with the threat of violence, employ thugs to beat up strikers, and other tactics. The National Labor Relations Board termed the formula “a battle plan for industrial war.” – 1936

The railroad strike was settled with terms imposed by President Harry Truman. – 1946

The AFL-CIO began what was to become an unsuccessful campaign for a 35-hour workweek, with the goal of reducing unemployment. Earlier tries by organized labor for 32- or 35-hour weeks also failed. – 1962

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Important Events From This day in History May 1924

 

24 May, 1974 U.S.A. Nixon David Frost Interview

1974 : Nixon has been interviewed on TV chat shows by David Frost and has defended the right that the President is within his rights to order phone tapping and burglaries if it is in the interests of public safety and has justified the use of these in the Watergate Scandal.

24 May, 1941 World War II German Battleship Bismarck Sinks HMS Hood

1941 : The German battleship Bismarck sank the HMS Hood with with the loss of more than 1,400 lives after a shell exploded in the armory in a battle of the giants of the sea during the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

24 May, 1856 The Pottawatomie Massacre

1856 : John Brown and his Free State volunteers murdered five men that were settled on the Pottawatomie Creek in southeastern Kansas. These were members of the pro-slavery Law and Order Party, but not themselves slave owners in 1856.

24 May, 1844 Morse's First Telegram

1844 : The U.S. government had requested a line be built between Baltimore and Washington, and it sent the first Morse electronic telegram in 1844.

24 May, 1883 U.S.A. Brooklyn Bridge

1883 : The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan over the East River opens to traffic. In 1883 it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and had taken 13 years to complete.

24 May, 1930 Australia Amy Johnson

1930 : Amy Johnson lands her Gypsy Moth plane at Darwin in Australia having completed the first solo flight from England by a woman.

1934 Month Long Drought in Midwest

1934 : It is hoped some relief may occur from the month long drought in the Midwest with a small amount of rain forecast by the Weather Bureau in northern parts of the states affected but concerns over crop failure and many farms going bankrupt continue, it is also predicted the cost of most foods could double or treble in these already difficult times. Many farms are already seeing fertile land reduced to dust and know this years crops are doomed

1934 U.S.A. Auto Lite Plant in Toledo, Ohio

1934 : Fighting has broken out at the Auto Lite Plant in Toledo Ohio between non union members protected by the National Guard and union members with rocks being thrown by Union Members and the National Guard mounting machine guns to keep control of the plant. Gas Grenades were used to disperse jeering crowds who refused to disperse.

1939 U.S.A. Submarine Squalus

1939 : The submarine Squalus sunk in the Atlantic with the loss of many lives and the worst part of this tragedy was how the 5 that were saved only did so by sacrificing their 26 crew mates by closing the Bulk Head door to the battery compartment to stop the rest of the submarine flooding. This must have been one the most difficult decisions for any sub mariner and these men who were lucky enough to survive.

1946 U.S.A. Rail Strike

1946 : The crippled rail network caused by the rail strike has crippled America, the impact is felt in food, fuel and other commodities, and effectively splits the country into small communities reliant on local produce and services. What the strike has hi lighted is how much a longer strike could ruin the economy.

1959 U.S.A. Economy Grows

1959 : The economy is continuing to grow with more jobs and higher incomes across all sectors and Americans have never been better off a report also says Americans are saving more than at any time in recent history.

1961 U.S.A. "Freedom Riders"

1961 : Two buses carrying 27 Freedom Riders (25 black passengers and two white passengers) were arrested by city police officers in Jackson, Mississippi and charged with disobeying an officer and breach of peace.

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Today in Labor History May 24, 2023

 

Brooklyn Bridge under construction

After 14 years of construction and the deaths of 27 workers, the Brooklyn Bridge over New York’s East River opened. Newspapers call it “the eighth wonder of the world”. – 1883

UAW labor leader Victor Reuther was shot and nearly killed at his Detroit home by police. His brother Walter had previously survived an attempted abduction in April 1938, a shotgun attack in 1948 and a bombing in 1949. He ultimately died in a plane crash in 1970, though curiously only one newspaper speculated that it might have been an assassination. – 1949

An 11-day strike began at the state prison in Lucasville, Ohio. – 1973

Earth First! And IWW members Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were bombed in Oakland, California. Police immediately arrested the victims, destroyed evidence, and went on a witch hunt of local activist groups like Earth First! and Seeds of Peace. – 1990

2,300 members of the United Rubber Workers, on strike for ten months against five Bridgestone-Firestone plants, agreed to return to work without a contract. They had been fighting demands for 12-hour shifts and wage increases tied to productivity gains. – 1995

Important Events From This day in History May 19th

 

19 May, 1997 Hong Kong Avian Flu

1997 : The first victim of Avian Flu A (H5N1) a three-year-old boy has died in Hong Kong. By the end of the year there were 18 recorded cases with six of the victims dying. Authorities slaughter 1.6 million chickens and other domestic fowl in Hong Kong hoping to prevent further spread of the disease. The World Health Organization and other interested parties are still concerned that the Avian Flu Virus could mutate further causing a similar pandemic to the 1918/1919 Spanish flu pandemic which killed anywhere from 20 to 100 million worldwide, Or between 2.5 to 5% of the worlds human population.

19 May, 1962 Marilyn Monroe Performs Rendition of "Happy Birthday"

1962 : Marilyn Monroe performed a rendition of "Happy Birthday" for President John F. Kennedy for his forty-fifth birthday during a fund-raiser at New York's Madison Square Garden. The dress she wore that night was noted for being sheer and flesh colored with 2500 rhinestones sewn into it and designed by Jean Louis. The dress sold in 1999 at auction in New York for over US$1.26 million.

19 May, 1921 U.S.A. Emergency Quota Act

1921 : The Emergency Quota Act was passed into law which limits the number of immigrants admitted into the US. More about Emergency Quota Act

19 May, 1923 U.S.A. Harry Houdini

1923 : Harry Houdini ex medium, magician, handcuff king, disappearing artist denounced spirit mediums, clairvoyants in a radio interview and has said his good friend Sir A Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes) has been duped by tricksters and fraudsters.

1982 Italy Sophia Loren

1982 : Actress Sophia Loren began serving a 30-day prison sentence in Italy for failing to report five million lire on her income tax return for 1970.

1986 South Africa Zambia

1986 : South African troops launch multiple raids on Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana in an effort to destroy bases purportedly used by the anti-apartheid organisation the African National Congress (ANC). The Nations of Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Tanzania, form the so-called "frontline states" that support the ANC in their struggle against white minority rule. During the Mid to Late 1980s sanctions imposed by the US, most Commonwealth nations and the European Community forced South Africa to end it's anti-apartheid policies and in 1994 the ANC formed South Africa's first democratically elected government with Mr Mandela as the country's first black president.

Born This Day In History 19th May

Celebrating Birthdays Today

Grace Jones

Born: May 19th, 1948 Spanish Town, Jamaica

Known For : Grace Jones is a model, actress, singer, songwriter, and music producer who gained fame in the 1970s and 1980s for her unique style. She began modeling as a teenager and soon transitioned to music, becoming a star of the disco-scene in New York City. During the 1980s her music transitioned to a new wave style and drew influence from reggae. As an actress, she appeared in several films including as a Bond girl in 1985's "A View to Kill." She is also well-known for her distinctive androgynous look and bold cubist-inspired fashion choices.

1991 Croatia Seeks Independence

1991 : Croatian Voters in Civil war torn Yugoslavia have voted to seek independence and sovereignty, the country is being torn apart by nationalists and ethnic Serbs who wish to be part of Serbia.

1992 U.S.A. 27th Amendment

1992 : The 27th Amendment to the US constitution is ratified.

1994 U.S.A. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

1994 : The former First Lady ( President Kennedy's wife ) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died today of lymphoma at the age of 64.

2005 U.S.A. Revenge of the Sith

2005 : The final chapter of Star Wars "Revenge of the Sith," opens in movie theaters with movie goers queuing all night.

2005 Rwandan Official Apologizes for Genocide

2005 : The Rwandan defense minister, Marcel Gatsini, apologized for being a part of the Hutu government behind the genocide of 1994. This marks the first time a senior official of the government behind the genocide publicly apologized. Gatsini stated he was fired from the government after the genocide began because he was accused of being too moderate.

2006 U.S.A. Guantanamo Bay

2006 : World Leaders urge the Bush administration to close its prison in Guantanamo Bay, saying the indefinite detention of terror suspects there violated the world's ban on torture.

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Today in Labor History May 19, 2023

 

South Amboy, New Jersey docks

An explosion in Coal Creek, Tennessee killed 184 miners. – 1902

Ten people were killed when coal company officials in Matewan, West Virginia, tried to remove striking union workers from coal company housing. They sent in agents from the Baldwin-Felts detective agency who evicted several families before trying to hop on a train out of town. Sheriff Hatfield, who supported the miners’ right to organize, tried to arrest the detectives who, in turn, tried to arrest Hatfield. Unbeknownst to the detectives, they had been surrounded by miners. No one knows who shot first, but when the smoke had cleared, there were 7 dead detectives (including Albert and Lee Felts) and 4 dead townspeople. The episode became known as the “Matewan Battle” or “Matewan Massacre,” and is depicted in John Sayles’ film Matewan. It should be pointed out that mining was one of the most dangerous and corrupt industries around. Miners were typically forced to live in a company town and purchase living necessities from company stores at inflated prices. They were paid in scrip, which was useless outside of the company towns. In the time leading up to the Battle of Matewan, numerous miners had been assassinated by vigilantes, goons or detectives. In the aftermath of the massacre, the miners went on strike and were treated to even more violence. Striking miners were beaten and left to die in the streets. The remaining Felts brother, Tom, instigated a vendetta against Sheriff Hatfield, eventually having him killed by his agency in 1921. – 1920

A gas explosion in a Mather, Pennsylvania coal mine killed 195. – 1928

The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, formed by the Congress of Industrial Organizations, formally became the United Steelworkers of America. – 1942

31 dockworkers were killed, 350 workers and others were injured when four barges carrying 467 tons of ammunition blew up at South Amboy, New Jersey. They were loading mines that had been deemed unsafe by the Army and were being shipped to the Asian market for sale. – 1950

Important Events From This day in History May 18th

 

18 May, 1980 U.S.A. Mount St. Helens

1980 : Mount St. Helens located in the Cascade Range erupted and blasted 1,300 ft off it's top that sent hot mud, gas and ashes running down it's slopes 9 casualties have so far been identified with a further 48 persons missing presumed dead, the explosion sent plumes of dark gray ash some 60,000 feet in the air which blocked out the rays from the sun making it seem like night over eastern Washington.

18 May, 1921 Typhus on Ellis Island

1921 : Following a case of Typhus Ellis Island has been under quarantine. More than 1,700 immigrants who may have come in contact are also in quarantine while the island is fumigated and cleaned up , it will several days before the island is opened again for immigration.

More about Ellis Island

18 May, 1929 U.S.A. Al Capone

1929 : Al Capone is today in prison following his plea of guilty to the minor charge of carrying a concealed weapon, it is believed he pled guilty to these offences to help him stay safe in prison, he is best known for his domination of the Chicago Beer Runners and is believed to have been behind the St Valentines Day massacre.

18 May, 1930 U.S.A. Strengthening Prohibition Enforcement

1930 : Following pressure from the temperance movement, President Hoover has recommended strengthening the prohibition enforcement by moving enforcement to the justice department. This places the day to day dry rules under Attorney General Mitchell, It is also proposed to strengthen and unify border patrols.

Born This Day In History 18th May

Celebrating Birthdays Today

Pope John Paul II

Born: Karol Józef Wojtyla, May 18th, 1920, Wadowice, Poland

Born: April 2nd, 2005, Vatican City

Known For : John Paul II was Pope between 1978 and 2005, and was the first Pope from outside of Italy since Adrian VI (in 1523). On leaving Marcin Wadowita school in Wadowice, he entered Krakow's Jagiellonian University and spent time at a school for drama. The university was closed by the Germans in 1939, and Karol worked in a quarry until 1944, and in a chemical factory. After the war, he returned to his education by attending seminaries in Krakow and continued in his study of theology at Jagiellonian University. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Sapieha on November 1, 1946, and was sent to Rome to complete his doctorate in theology in 1948. On return to Poland he acted as vicar in the parishes of Krakow. He returned to studying of philosophy and theology in 1951, and became Bishop of Ombi in 1958. He was appointed Archbishop of Krakow in 1964, cardinal in 1967 and elected Pope in the Conclave of October 16th, 1978. As Pope he took part in thirty-eight official visits, seven hundred and thirty-eight audiences with heads of state and two hundred and forty-six audiences or meetings with prime ministers.

1969 U.S.A. Apollo 10

1969 : Apollo 10 takes off for the dry run for Apollo 11's mission to land a man on the moon later in the year.

1973 U.S.A. General John Mitchell

1973 : Former Attorney General John Mitchell has vowed he will not become the fall guy for the Watergate Scandal and predicted President Nixon would ether resign or be impeached due to the Watergate affair.

1974 India Becomes Nuclear Power

1974 : India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon making India the world's sixth nuclear power joining the existing the 5 existing Nuclear Powers of United States, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, China, and France. The Nuclear Bomb was a fission bomb similar in explosive power to the U.S. atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.

1989 China Protesters Demand More Democratic Political System

1989 : One million protesters take to the streets marching through the streets of Beijing calling for a more democratic political system. Just a few weeks later in Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government put an end to protests by the use of force and crushed the protests.

https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/may19th.html

Today in Labor History May 18, 2023

 

Karen Silkwood

In what may have been baseball’s first labor strike, the Detroit Tigers refuse to play after team leader Ty Cobb was suspended after he went into the stands and beat a fan who had been heckling him. Cobb was reinstated and the Tigers went back to work after the team manager’s failed attempt to replace the players with a local college team whose pitcher gave up 24 runs. – 1912

The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen started organizing in packing houses across the United States, ultimately bringing their membership from 6,500 in 1917 to 100,000 by 1919. – 1917

Big Bill Haywood, a founding member and leader of the Industrial Workers of the World (the Wobblies), died in exile in the Soviet Union. – 1928

Atlanta transit workers, objecting to a new city requirement that they be fingerprinted as part of the employment process, went on strike. They relented and returned to work six months later. – 1950

Insurance Agents International Union and Insurance Workers of America merged to become Insurance Workers International Union (later to merge into the UFCW). – 1959

An Oklahoma jury found for the estate of atomic worker Karen Silkwood and ordered Kerr-McGee Nuclear Company to pay $505,000 in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages for negligence leading to Silkwood’s plutonium contamination. – 1979

CPL Carl Harstine Rest in Peace

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International Printing Museum Tour: The Linotype & the Typesetting Race

Part 4: The Linotype & the Typesetting Race

The International Printing Museum’s curator, Mark Barbour, takes you on a working tour of the museum’s galleries. He highlights the history of printing from the Chinese invention and Gutenberg’s development of typecasting to Ben Franklin’s colonial printing shop. You will also see the workings of a 19th-century country newspaper shop including a platen press, and experience unique typecasting machines such as the Linotype. Part 1: Introduction to Printing:    • International Pri...   Part 2: The Gutenberg Press:   • International Pri...   Part 3: The 19th-century Country Newspaper Shop:    • International Pri...   International Printing Museum 315 W. Torrance Blvd. Carson, CA 90745 https://www.printmuseum.org

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Important Events From This day in History May 15th

 

15 May, 1941 UK Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 Jet aircraft

1941 : The Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 Jet aircraft flies successfully over Cranwell, England, The aircraft's jet engine, was devised by Frank Whittle, an Britiah aviation engineer and pilot generally regarded as the inventor of the jet engine. Although Frank Whittle is considered the inventor of the Jet Engine Concept which he patented in 1930 the Gloster-Whittle E 28/39 Jet aircraft was not the first Jet aircraft to fly successfully. The first was the German Heinkel He 178, designed by Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain, on August 27th, 1939.

15 May, 1918 U.S.A. Airmail Service

1918 : The first flights for the new U.S. airmail service begins between Washington, Philadelphia and New York.

15 May, 1939 U.S.A. Food Aid

1939 : A new plan is to be tested in Rochester New York for providing food aid to the 14,000 families on relief , A number of foods are designated in surplus will be provided with the blue food stamps issued by the government these include Butter, White Flour, Fresh Oranges and Eggs. They are hoping that this will help to distribute surplus foods to the needy if this works it will be integrated into the New Deal Program.

15 May, 1940 U.S.A. Nylon Stockings

1940 : Nylon stockings from DuPont (Nylon invented in 1935 by Wallace Carothers) went on general sale for the first time in the United States.

15 May, 1948 Israel Independence

1948 : Israel declares independence on May 14, 1948 and one day later the new state of Israel is attacked by Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq which lasted almost a year, a cease fire was declared and temporary borders, known as the Green Line, were instituted. The creation of Israel as an independent state had been rejected by The Arab League from the very beginning.

15 May, 1949 U.S.A. Tornado Amarillo

1949 : A major Tornado strikes Amarillo Texas causing 6 deaths and many injuries and over 50 homes completely destroyed.

1954 U.S.A. Marilyn Monroe

1954 : After several weeks Marilyn Monroe is back at work on dance rehearsals for the new film "There's No Business Like Show Business."

1957 Britain H Bomb Testing

1957 : Britain tests first hydrogen bomb on the Christmas Island area in the Pacific Ocean, the arms race between countries continues to escalate as each country tests bigger and more destructive nuclear devices.

1970 U.S.A. Jackson State University

1970 : During a student protest at Jackson State University in Mississippi police opened fire, killing two students and injuring twelve others.

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