Attending the funeral of Cesar Calderon Sr., former pressman at the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Calderon’s sons were also pressmen at the LA Times, with Cesar the last one still working at the newspaper.
Saturday, August 12, 2023
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Plant closures and consolidation prompt earlier deadlines, longer drives, higher costs as papers scramble to stay in print
Every newspaper printing-press closure is another shoe dropping on the local news landscape, and a big one dropped in June. That’s when Gannett announced that it will shutter its Pueblo Chieftain printing operation in Pueblo, Colo.
The plant is scheduled to print its final Chieftain issues this Sunday, Aug. 13. The following day the Denver Post, owned by Alden Global Capital’s MediaNews Group and located about 110 miles north of Pueblo, will take over the newspaper’s production.
The impact of this move goes beyond the 51 jobs at the Pueblo plant being eliminated, though that itself is a major blow to the community.
“That Pueblo press was the contract press for more than 50 Colorado hyper-local publications,” says Carol Wood, business innovation director for the Colorado News Collaborative, a nonprofit consortium of about 180 news organizations. “It sent the whole printing equation into a tailspin.”
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How technology especially AI & Web 3.0 will shape the future of media - What's New in PublishingImportant Events From This day in History August 12
12 Aug, 1981 IBM Releases It's First Personal Computer
12 August, 1981 : IBM released its first PC, or personal computer, the IBM 5150 which sold for around $1,600 as a basic config but to get a fully working PC with with 64 kb of RAM and a single 5 1/4 inch floppy drive and monitor cost $3,005.
Specs for the Original IBM PC:
An Intel 8088 processor running 4.77 MHz, PC-DOS 1.0, Floppy disk or cassette player, Hard Disc (Optional extra as an external 10MB hard disk), Memory 256 KB, TV-compatible video board
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12 Aug, 1901 Italy Signor Crispi
1901 : Signor Crispi, a prominent Italian politician, whose career was full of turbulence and hints of scandal died in Naples with his family and close friends in attendance. He was to have a large, public funeral and his memoirs were to be published. Crispi had been elected as prime minister of Italy twice. However, allegations of bank fraud and the selling of military medals surrounded him.
12 Aug, 1921 U.S.A. Buck Jones
1921 : Buck Jones was a famous horse trainer, cowboy, and movie heart-throb who read Alexander Dumas and Charles Dickens books to prepare him for his romantic roles. Jones frequently starred as an often-spurned, but still determined lover on the big screen.
12 Aug, 1930 U.S.A. Al Capone
1930 : In Chicago, Al Capone’s liquor business and headquarters was to be stormed by police on orders from Judge H. Lyle. Also, one of Capone’s king pins, Jack Zuta was gunned down by the law in Wisconsin at a summer resort.
12 Aug, 1944 England Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr
1944 : Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr the older brother of the future president of the United States President John F. Kennedy is killed with his co-pilot when 21,170 pounds of Torpex explosive in their aircraft explodes over England during World War II.
12 Aug, 1947 U.S.A. Trygve Lie
1947 : Trygve Lie, secretary of the U.N., claimed that the split between the Soviet Union and the U.S. was the culprit for the world’s economic crisis and predicted that World War III was festering and ready to break out. Lie claimed that the global economy was worse than the year before.
12 Aug, 1955 Minimum Hourly Wage $1.00 Per Hour
1955 : The minimum hourly wage is raised in the United States from 75 cents per hour to $1.00 per hour (for a 40 hr week this would provide about $2,000 PER YEAR).
12 Aug, 1959 U.S.A. Clark Gable Affair
1959 : In Hollywood the editor of “Confidential” magazine tattled that actor Clark Gable was having a love affair with brunette, Francase DeScaffe, former wife of actor Bruce Cabot. DeScaffe was found by a court to be guilty of complicity with “Confidential” magazine which was spreading scandalous rumors about the Hollywood stars private lives. After hearing the verdict, DeScaffe slashed her wrists and refused extradition to the States.
12 Aug, 1964 South Africa Barred from the Olympic Games
1964 : Following the IOC conditions including dismantling it's Apartheid Policies which South Africa refuses they are barred from the Olympic Games in Tokyo. South Africa was not allowed back into the Olympics in 1992 after 28 years suspension.
12 Aug, 1976 U.S.A. “Political Hot Air”
12 August, 1976 : Four young people were looking to turn a profit at the Republican National Convention in Kansas city. They spent $1,904 for 1,500 cans of “political hot air”. The cans were patriotic red, white, and blue, with a picture of Washington on them. The labels read, “Hold hot air six inches away from scandal and spray for two seconds. Hot air will immediately begin a cover-up and will also mask any unpleasant stink. If an irritation develops, discontinue use and consult your lawyer.” The joke cans were selling for $2.00 each.
12 Aug, 1984 Four Inch Lobster In Swimming Pool
1984 : An Annapolis, MD man found a four inch lobster in his swimming pool after torrential rain fell. George Messe figures that a water spout must have occurred and thrown the crustacean there.
12 Aug, 1985 Japan Plane Crash
1985 : A Japan Airlines Boeing 747 Flight 123 crashed into into Mount Osutaka 32 minutes after takeoff with the loss of 505 passengers and 15 crew members.
12 Aug, 1990 U.S.A. Tyrannosaurus Rex / Sue
1990 : The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex is discovered in Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, South Dakota, It turns out to be one of the most complete skeletons of T-Rex ever found and is named after Sue Hendrickson, the paleontologist who found her. Sue ( T-Rex ) can now be seen at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois.
12 Aug, 1997 U.S.A. Line Item Veto
1997 : President Clinton made history by using his line-item veto power. His veto nixed financial help to farmers, American financial firms, overseas military spending, and New York State. Clinton’s veto may be overturned later and the Supreme Court will have to decide whether or not a president should have this kind of power.
12 Aug, 2000 Russia K-141 Kursk Submarine
2000 : The Russian Oscar-II class nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk and its 118-man crew were lost during naval exercises in the Barents Sea, the cause was believed to have been an explosion on board the submarine which caused the sub to sink to the ocean depths.
Today in Labor History August 12 2023
The National Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners was founded in Chicago in a gathering of 36 carpenters from 11 cities. – 1881
A coal company guards killed seven and wounded 40 striking miners who were trying to stop scabs in Virden, Illinois. – 1898
Based on the news that their boss, Florenz Ziegfeld, was joining the Producing Managers’ Association, the chorus girls in his Ziegfield Follies created their own union, the Chorus Equity Association. They were helped by a big donation from superstar and former chorus girl Lillian Russell. In 1955 the union merged with the Actor’s Equity Association. – 1919
Teamsters official William Grami was kidnapped, bound and beaten near Sebastopol, California. He was leading a drive to organize apple plant workers in the area. – 1955
The North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, was signed between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, despite protests from labor, environmental and human rights groups. It went into effect in January 1994 and has cost U.S. workers 3 million jobs and caused wages in Mexico to plummet. – 1992
What became a 232-day strike by major league baseball players over owners’ demands for team salary caps began on this day. The strike resulted in the cancellation of the remainder of the season, including the postseason, for the first time since 1904. 948 games were canceled in all, and MLB became the first major professional sports league to lose an entire postseason due to labor struggles. Due to the strike, both the 1994 and 1995 season were not played to a complete 162 games. – 1994
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Francisco Roman Carrejo Rest in Peace
MARCH 9, 1936 – JULY 26, 2023
Beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, friend, Francisco Roman Carrejo, of Desert Hot Springs, California and El Paso, Texas, aged 87, passed away in Rancho Mirage, California on July 26, 2023, after a short-term illness.
Francisco best known as “Pancho” was born on March 9, 1936, in El Paso, Texas to Sabino and Dolores Carrejo, both of El Paso, Texas. He was the 4th of their 10 children. Being that his father was serving oversees in the United States Army his family moved to Germany where he attended high school and graduated from Heidelberg American High School in Heidelberg, Germany in 1954. Pancho enjoyed the new culture of Germany and learned to speak the language. He had fond memories of neighbors coming to enjoy his mother’s Mexican food often. In 1958 Pancho joined the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Cronkhite in Sausalito, California and worked on Ajax missiles. Pancho was honorably discharged as a Specialist in 1961. After serving his term in the Army, he returned to El Paso, Texas. He soon met his bride to be Rosa Esparza and they were married on June 24, 1962. Pancho began working for the Los Angeles Times as a Pressperson in the late 1960s. Shortly after beginning his career at the Los Angeles Times, he moved his wife and children from El Paso, Texas to Southern California and purchased a home in La Puente, California. Pancho continued to work for the Los Angeles Times and retired after 25 years of service in 1994.
Pancho was a God-fearing Christian and spent his time reading the Bible and visiting with his family and friends. He also liked watching Western movies and playing the slots at the casino. His favorite foods were enchiladas and tamales. Although Pancho was a quiet and reserved man, he enjoyed music and would sing often with his family and friends at gatherings. His favorite ballad were Los Trios and Los Dandys.
Pancho was preceded in death by his parents; Sabino and Dolores Carrejo; his infant brother Pablo; brothers Fernando, Sabino, and Juan; his sister Cecilia; and his close cousin Robert Ortega, and the love of his life; his wife of 40 years Rosa Antonia Esparza Carrejo.
He is survived by his brother Luis, his sisters Carmen, Magdalena, and Teresa; and his 6 daughters; Susan (husband Michael) and Susan’s children Andrew, Joseph (wife Alexandra), Matthew; Maria (husband Brian) and Maria’s children Nathan, and Aiden; Laura and Laura’s children Giovanni Jr., Aaron, and Naomi; Isabella, and Isabella’s son Chad; Rosalinda (husband Luis); Estela (husband Jose) and Estela’s children Genesis, Amalia, Sophia, and Valentina; and his great grandchildren Elizabeth, Ava, Lunabella, Loveanna, Evangelina, and Elleanni.
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Important Events From This day in History August 10
10 Aug, 1990 Magellan Space Craft
Aug 10th, 1990 : The Magellan spacecraft begins it's orbit of the planet Venus after a 15-month journey from Earth. The space craft spent the next four years mapping Venus, producing a detailed map of 99% of the planet.
10 Aug, 1897 Automobile Club of Great Britain
1897 : The first ever Auto Club is formed as the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland, later known as the (RAC) Royal Automobile Club.
10 Aug, 1903 U.S.A. Master Forger
1903 : Charles Becker, master forger, referred to as “the Dutchman” will be released from San Quentin prison. Becker was sentenced to seven years for counterfeiting $22,000. Apparently, he was a model prisoner who did artwork in prison. Becker is considered to be the most masterful criminal in forty years.
10 Aug, 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt Polio
1921 : While staying on holiday at his summer home on the Canadian island of Campobello, Franklin D. Roosevelt at 39 years old suffers from the first signs of Polio (paralytic poliomyelitis) during the next 7 days the paralysis spreads over the rest of his body. This was unusual even for the time because most cases of Polio were found in children, and some believe that it was wrongly diagnosed, but the future president did believe it was Polio and in later life set up "The March Of Dimes Foundation" to search for a cure for the disease. It would be 30 years before a vaccine was developed that would help eradicate the disease.
10 Aug, 1921 U.S.A. Bootleggers
1921 : During prohibition a large ring of bootleggers was discovered in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York. The bootleggers hid their illegal operations under the guise of being a “medicinal manufacturers” company. Another large ring of criminals was discovered in Ohio and Illinois. This bootlegging organization hid their illicit activities under the cover of being a flavoring extract company.
10 Aug, 1936 U.S.A. Lincoln Steffens
1936 : Seventy year old famous journalist Lincoln Steffens died in California of a heart ailment. He started his career in 1902 as editor of McClure’s magazine. President Theodore Roosevelt described Steffen’s style of writing as “muck raking”. However, Steffen tackled subjects like social injustice and corruption in public and private places.
10 Aug, 1942 Rioting Follows Arrest of Ghandi
1942 : In India rioting and strikes occurred in Bombay and Delhi over the arrest of Mohandas K. Ghandi who advocated non-violent protests. Japan encouraged Indians to fight for their liberty from Britain and reported that they were standing on the India-Burma border ready to help liberate India.
10 Aug, 1945 Japan Surrender Terms
1945 : Following the Atomic bombs Japan announced its willingness to surrender to Allies provided that the status of their Emperor Hirohito remains unchanged.
10 Aug, 1954 U.S.A. St. Lawrence Seaway
1954 : Construction on the St. Lawrence Seaway began at Massena, New York.
10 Aug, 1957 U.S.A. “Protective Milk”
August 10, 1957 : Dr. W.E. Peterson feels confident that the invention of “protective milk” can cure a variety of human illnesses such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, and even the common cold. The doctor has been doing experiments by injecting bacteria into cow’s udders to produce immunity in those who consume the milk. However, it has not yet been tried out on large numbers of people.
10 Aug, 1969 Franc Devalued By 12 1/2%
1969 : France has devalued its currency, the franc, by 12 1/2 %. This has produced depression in the country, but elation among tourists. Labor officials and the opposition have criticized President Charles de Gaulle’s financial policies for bringing France to this state.
10 Aug, 1974 U.S.A. Gerald Ford
1974 : In the wake of scandal, Richard Nixon’s resignation was accepted by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Gerald Ford stepped into the oval office. Ford promised a government with honesty, and transparency.
10 Aug, 1977 Son of Sam Arrested
1977 : The " Son Of Sam " Serial killer David Berkowitz, a 24-year-old postal worker, was arrested after admitting that he was Son of Sam, the New York City serial killer.
10 Aug, 1986 Lebanon Terry Anderson
August 10, 1986 : In Beirut, Lebanon one of the hostages, Terry Anderson aged 38, was reported to be ill and in bed. Anderson was an American journalist with The Associated Press. He was taken prisoner on March 16th, 1985. White House officials could not confirm the report of his illness.
10 Aug, 1999 Russia Vladamir Putin
1999 : Vladimir Putin was newly installed as acting prime minister in Russia. However, he was quickly pressed into service by Boris Yeltsin to help suppress Islamic fundamentalists in the south of Russia. Putin was a former KGB officer. Yetsin has reshuffled the cabinet over four times in less than a year and a half, which has raised concerns about his fitness to lead.
Today in Labor History August 10 2023
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Mike Quill
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) was founded at a meeting in Chicago attended by 24 activists from across the country. It is now the largest pilot union with over 53,000 members in 31 U.S. and Canadian airlines. The ALPA won its first contract in 1939, signing a deal with American Airlines. – 1931.
Hundreds of Transport Workers Union members descended on a New York City courthouse, offering their own money to bail out their president Mike Quill , and four other union leaders arrested while making their way through Grand Central Station to union headquarters after picketing the IRT offices in lower Manhattan. – 1935
President Roosevelt signed amendments to the 1935 Social Security Act, broadening the program to include dependents and survivors’ benefits. – 1939
Construction on the St. Lawrence Seaway began. Ultimately 22,000 workers spent five years building the 2,342-mile route, including 15 locks, from the Atlantic to the northernmost part of the Great Lakes. – 1954
I.W. Abel died on this day, at age 79. Abel was the president of the United Steelworkers of America from 1965 to 1977. – 1987
President Barack Obama signed a $26 billion bill designed to protect 300,000 teachers, police and others from layoffs spurred by budgetary crises in states hard-hit by the Great Recession. – 2010
Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Important Events From This day in History August 8
1974 U.S.A. Nixon Resigns
1974 : Richard Nixon Announces his resignation following the Watergate Scandal During a nationally televised broadcast.
1962 Polio Mass Immunizations
1962 : A polio scare brought a decree from the Taylor-Jones County health authorities to do a mass immunization of all residents and encourage surrounding counties to do likewise. According to a spokesperson from the Medical Society, “The Sabin vaccine gives immunity to polio, whereas the Salk vaccine prevents paralytic polio.” They decided that the Sabin vaccine was the best, since it is given orally, not like the Salk vaccine which has to be injected.
1910 Spain Uprising Quelled
1910 : In San Sebastian, uprisings against the Spanish government ruled by King Alfonso XIII were quelled by cavalry, infantry, and other military men. A large bull fight took place on this day, however, some priests shouted, “Death to Spain! Long live the Pope!” One hundred and fifty people were arrested and the rest took flight. Troops were guarding the palace where the queen mother and her children were staying.
1921 Ship Sinks Off Alaska
1921 : Off the coast of Alaska, the ship Alaska bound for San Francisco met with tragedy. In the fog the ship hit a rocky ledge twice. The boilers blew up as a result, blowing a lot of its passengers off the decks and out into the icy ocean. One hundred and sixty-six people were saved off of the vessel, but thirty-one were missing, and 28 were dead. The ship, Anyox, rescued the survivors, but risked the rocky reef in the fog.
1949 Ecuador Earthquake
1949 : Ecuador was rocked by a devastating earthquake in 1949, killing 4,600 people and doing an estimated 20 million dollars damage. To add to the tragedy a plane on a mission of mercy crashed and killed 34 more people. In the plane crash were four government dignitaries, 28 Shell Oil Company employees, and the pilot and crew.
1956 U.S.A. First State Bank Tuscola
1956 : In Tuscola, the First State Bank was burned out, but immediately re-opened the very next morning in a feed store. When the bank opened in 1912 customers made their deposits through chicken wire, this bank had survived the Great Depression when lesser banks went under and fire did not interrupt business much.
1956 Belgium Coal Mine Fire Marcinelle
1956 : A fire in a coal mine in Marcinelle, Belgium leaves 262 miners dead.
1963 Great Britain "The Great Train Robbery"
1963 : The date of "The Great Train Robbery" in United Kingdom when thieves held up a train carrying the Royal Mail and stole 120 mail sacks , the mail sacks contained cash and gems valued in excess of 7 Million.
1976 U.S.A. Legionnaire’s Disease
1976 : In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ten thousand legionnaires who attended a convention from July 21st - July 24th were in a panic after the outbreak of a mystery disease among their ranks. Twenty-four persons have already died and 87 are ill. Doctors are completely baffled as to what virus or fungus could have caused this illness. Also, it is costing $25,000 a day to try and target the culprit. Meanwhile, street names for the mystery diagnosis have arisen. It is dubbed Legionnaire’s disease, Philadelphia fever, or Veteran’s Virus.
1988 The Burmese 8888 Uprising
1988 : Students begin protesting for a return to democracy and are joined Burmese citizens from all walks of life, including Buddhist monks. The demonstrations were peaceful and spread from the Burmese capital to other cities in Burma. As the numbers of protesters grew Burma's military government leader Ne Win put military soldiers on the streets with orders, "That Guns were not to shoot upwards,", it is estimated that the soldiers killed in excess of 2,500 students and Buddhist monks before the uprising ended. In 2007 protests started again and the government response led to the use of force by the military.
Today in Labor History August 8 2023
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Cesar Chavez
Delegates to the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly elected 35-year-old Charles James, leader of the Boot and Shoe Workers’ local union, as their president. He was the first African-American elected to that leadership post in St. Paul, and, many believe, the first anywhere in the nation. – 1902
The Cripple Creek, Colorado miners strike began. – 1903
The Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America merge with the Retail Clerks International Union to become United Food & Commercial Workers. – 1979
Cesar Chavez was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton, becoming the first Mexican-American ever to receive the honor. Chavez co-founded the Nation Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers union, UFW) in 1962. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers’ struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. – 1994
Monday, August 07, 2023
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Important Events From This day in History August 7
1947 Polynesia Kon-Tiki Expedition
1947 : The Kon-Tiki expedition headed by Thor Heyerdahl, which had carried a six-man crew aboard a balsa wood raft from Peru 3,770 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean, crashed into a reef in at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands on a Polynesian archipelago after being at sea for 101 days since April 28th.
1935 England Flying Ant Plaque
1935 : Flying ants were plaguing London, England, even stopping a tennis tournament. Heaps of the noxious insects were invading pantries and piling up on doorsteps. Authorities claim that this was the worst attack of pestilence in a quarter of a century.
1945 Japan Nuclear Bomb Comment
1945 : Japanese imperial headquarters stated a few new type bombs had been dropped, causing considerable damage. The US confirmed it was a single bomb which later is confirmed to have destroyed 60 percent of the City of Hiroshima including practically all living things, human and animal burned to death by the tremendous heat and pressure engendered by the blast.
1948 Truman Government Accused of Un-American Activities
1948 : Representative, McDowell a member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, claimed that the Truman government shipped 1,300 tons of uranium to the Soviet Union in 1945. McDowell thought that the Soviets had a spy ring sabotaging the United States government and that the uranium was going to be used for military purposes. He also accused Canada of shipping 500 pounds of uranium nitrate and 500 pounds of black uranium to Moscow. The Soviets claimed the radio-active material was for medical and research purposes.
1959 Space Explorer 6
1959 : Explorer 6 is launched hoping to take the first satellite photographs of Earth from an unmanned spacecraft Explorer 6. On August 14 this photograph was taken:
The photograph was later released to the worlds press by NASA in September. It was of Mexico captured by Explorer 6 as it raced westward over the earth at speeds in excess of 20,000 miles an hour.One of the visitors to The People History (Thanks J.S) pointed out that I had mistakenly called the photo above "The First Photo From Space" this was incorrect, the first photo from space was taken from a V2 Rocket On October 24, 1946 launched from the White Sands Missile Range:
1957 U.S.A. Laurel and Hardy
1957 : For twenty years the Laurel and Hardy comedy team was wildly popular, doing over 200 slap stick comedy routines. Oliver Hardy passed away today in North Hollywood at the home of his mother-in-law. He was 65 years old and had been paralyzed by a stroke since last September 12. The stroke left him unable to speak. Hardy was described as “an elephant on tippy-toe.”
1958 U.S.A. Arthur Miller
1958 : The playwright Arthur Miller has been cleared of contempt of court by the Court of Appeals for refusing to provide the names of alleged Communist writers with whom he had attended meetings with in New York in 1947 to the House of Un-American Activities Committee.
1960 Protests Over White Only Restaurants
1960 : In Oklahoma city more than 200 black protesters had a sit-in to protest the ban on blacks eating at white-only restaurants. The protesters marched from Calvary Baptist Church to the downtown area in 90 degree temperatures. Although the group maintained a policy of non-violence, the leader Mrs. Luper decided that if the sit-in failed the next step would be a boycott of Oklahoma city businesses.
1963 President John F. Kennedy Baby
1963 : Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of President John F. Kennedy, gave birth to a son today named Patrick Bouvier Kennedy.
1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1964 : Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is passed which will allow President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization for increased use of military force in Southeast Asia, without a formal declaration of war by Congress. The resolution is in response to the attack by three North Vietnamese torpedo boats on the US Destroyer Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin on August 2.
1972 Uganda Expels Asians From Country
1972 : The Ugandan leader, Idi Amin, has ordered most Asians (estimated to be 60,000) to leave the country of Uganda within 90 days or face the consequences. Most Asians in Uganda are British Passport Holders and are expected to move to the UK many have been in the country for two generations and are the backbone to the Ugandan economy running local shops and other businesses, the reasons for the expulsions are the resentment by the black majority over their success. When the Asians were thrown out 30,000 did emigrate to Britain but arrived with no money as they were not compensated for their businesses.
1974 U.S.A. Philippe Petit
1974 : French stunt man Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the twin towers of the nearly completed New York's World Trade Center. The stunt was illegal and when he went to court because of the news coverage and public appreciation he was ordered "to perform a show for the children of New York City" and later was also presented with a lifetime pass to the Twin Towers' Observation Deck by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
1978 Vatican Pope Paul VI Dies
1978 : Pope Paul VI died at the age of 80. He had been the pontiff for the last 15 years, guiding over 500 million Catholics. His body will be transported to the Vatican and nine days of mourning will be observed. The pope will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica.
1990 Kuwait Operation Desert Shield
1990 : Following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq troops President George Herbert Walker Bush orders the organization of Operation Desert Shield with American troops becoming part of an international coalition in the war against Iraq.
Today in Labor History August 7, 2023
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn – The Rebel Girl
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was born on this day in Concord, New Hampshire. Flynn was a labor leader, activist, and feminist who played a leading role in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Flynn was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union and visible proponent of women’s rights, birth control, and women’s suffrage. She joined the Communist Party USA in 1936 and in 1961 became its chairwoman. She died during a visit to the Soviet Union, where she was accorded a state funeral. – 1890
Eugene Debs and three other leaders of the American Railway Union, were arrested after the Pullman Strike. – 1894
The Actors’ Equity Association was recognized by producers after stagehands honored their picket lines, shutting down almost every professional stage production in the country. Before unionizing, it was common practice for actors to pay for their own costumes, rehearse long hours without pay, and be fired without notice. – 1919
One thousand miners presented West Virginia Governor Ephraim Morgan with a resolution calling for an end to martial law in Mingo County. Throughout the year in 1921, West Virginia miners had been fighting with mine guards, police, hired thugs and federal troops, including the Matewan massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain. – 1921
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) led a strike at the Boulder Canyon Project. – 1931
The United Slate, Tile & Composition Roofers, Damp & Waterproof Workers Association changed its name to Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers. – 1978
Some 675,000 employees struck at AT&T Corporation for 22 days, winning wages, job security, pension plan changes and better health insurance. It was the last time the Communication Workers of America negotiated at one table for all its Bell System members. Divestiture came a few months later. – 1983
Television writers, members of The Writers Guild of America, ended a 22-week strike with a compromise settlement. – 1988
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