The Labor Movement and The Great Depression Collective Bargaining Women and Minorities in the Labor Movement Decline in Unions Sources The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers. For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions...
Learn about the abolitionist movement in the U.S. Explore a timeline of the abolition movement and discover the leaders who worked for the...
1933 – Frances Perkins becomes the first female cabinet member, appointed secretary of labor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1953 – Jerrie Cobb is the first U.S. woman to undergo astronaut testing. NASA, however, cancels the women's program in 1963. It is not until 1983 that an Amer...
The Hepburn Board of the US Navy submitted a request to the US Congress for the expansion to Midway, Wake, Johnston, and Palmyra Atolls in the Pacific Ocean. [CPC]4 Jan 1939 Borjas Blancas, Spain was captured by Spanish Nationalist forces during the eastward Republican retreat towards Barcelo...
of Faulkner vs. Walter T. Jack debate, an Iowa farmer, plow proponent and author ofThe Furrow and Us. Faulkner’s idea that seeds can be planted directly into residues from the previous crop motivates a soil conservation movement in the U.S. that would eventually take the form of no-...
The purpose of this document is to provide a historic timeline of the anti-slavery and abolition movement in the British North American colonies and in the United States. The chronology will also provide a selected list of historic events and milestones in American history, including major mileston...
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly has long faced allegations of lurid sexual behavior and abuse, some of which have been made public through documentaries or court documents. The R&B singer is once again heading to court, this time for a federal trial in New Yor
This civil rights movement timeline covers the struggle's second phase in which nonviolent action was put to the test during the early 1960s.
The Weave Masters are founded in Baldur's Gate with the help of the bronze dragon Shimshelussir 'the Benevolent Fang'. The Keepers of the Elder Circle become a prominent force in the protection of nature in the region. The Ramset Plague runs rampant in the Baldur's Gate area, causing out...
Find out more about McDonald’s history and how it became one of the most recognizable American brands, right up there with Coca-Cola and the Yankees.