A Brief History On October 14, 2021, John Deere & Company was hit by a labor strike, with 10,000 American employees walking off the job. The UAW agreed to a new contract a month later. The John Deere strike pales in comparison to the biggest strikes by American workers. Digging Deeper The US does not even make the top 10 countries with the most days lost to strike in recent years, but certainly has seen some major labor strikes, including: The 1959 Steel Workers Strike with 500,000 workers off work for four months, The 1922 Railroad Shop Workers Strike with…
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A Brief History On October 13, 1307, King Philip the Fair of France had hundreds of the Knights Templar arrested on trumped up charges of heresy, even though Pope Clement knew the charges were false! Digging Deeper King Phillip IV of France was known as “Phillip the Fair,” but the nickname was based on his good looks, not his equitableness . His critics called him “The Iron King” and perhaps less flattering epithets. Reigning from 1284 to 1305, Phillip engaged in wars with England and with Flanders as well. Driving the country and the throne into financial straits, Phillip found…
A Brief History On October 12, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt renamed the “Executive Mansion” the “White House,” giving America’s most famous home its name. Teddy was a man of many talents, adventures and firsts. Digging Deeper Born in 1858, Teddy went to Harvard and graduated in 1880, magna cum laude. He spent 1883 to 1887 in Dakota Territory, ranching and befriending former Deadwood sheriff Seth Bullock. Political jobs included NY City Police Commissioner, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Governor of New York. He became Vice President in 1901. Meanwhile, Teddy served with the “Rough Riders” in combat during the…
A Brief History On October 11, 2018, the Russian manned space mission, Soyuz MS-10, suffered a booster failure shortly after liftoff, necessitating an emergency abort. Incredibly, both crew members survived the successful abort and reentry to safely land in Kazakhstan. Digging Deeper The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft reached an altitude of 58 miles, not quite reaching outer space, and landed about 12 miles from the launch site. An error in assembly was blamed for the mishap, and the next flight, MS-11, went off successfully on December 3, 2018. Another example of a successful abort procedure took place on September 26, 1983,…
A Brief History Psychological thriller fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Conclave on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM at Phoenix Theatres Great Northern Mall, 450 Great Northern Mall, North Olmsted, OH 44070! For your chance to get a pass, please go to https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/CONCLAVEH&H. Passes are first-come, first-serve. The theater is overbooked slightly to ensure a full audience. Therefore, seating is not guaranteed. So, please arrive early! Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new…