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Labor History in 2:00

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  • June 29 - Birth of a Working Class Hero

    June 29 - Birth of a Working Class Hero
    Jun 29 2026

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1917. That was the day that American folklorist Archie Green was born in Winnipeg, Canada. His father was a Ukrainian refugee, who had fought in the 1905 Russian revolution. As a young boy his family moved to Los Angeles. There he enjoyed listening to cowboy songs on the radio.

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    2 min
  • June 28 - An Important Step for Labor

    June 28 - An Important Step for Labor
    Jun 28 2026

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1936. That was the day that the U.S. Congress passed the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. The bill had been proposed by the Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins. The act was part of the President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal effort to combat the ravages of the Great Depression.

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    2 min
  • June 27 - Helen Keller Stands with Labor

    June 27 - Helen Keller Stands with Labor
    Jun 27 2026

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1880. That was the day that Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Two years later she lost both her sight and hearing due to illness. With the help of a teacher by the name of Anne Sullivan, Helen learned how to communicate again.

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    2 min
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