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#OnThisDay September 14, 1910: The Fusion Revolt

Discover How Tennessee’s 1910 Independent Democrats Backed Republican Ben W. Hooper And Changed The State’s Political Balance In A Historic Nashville Revolt.

#OnThisDay September 13, 1928: Davis In Ruins

Discover The Devastating 1928 Davis Tornado That Struck South Dakota, Destroyed Homes And Farms, And Left A Lasting Mark On Local History.

#OnThisDay September 12, 1916: Palmetto Reckoning

Discover How South Carolina’s Bitter 1916 Democratic Runoff Between Richard I. Manning III And Coleman L. Blease Reshaped State Politics.

#OnThisDay September 11, 1934: Battle Among Gra...

Discover The 1934 Saylesville Textile Strike, When Labor Unrest, National Guard Troops, And Deadly Violence Shook Rhode Island’s Blackstone Valley.

#OnThisDay September 10, 1887: Hard Coal Defiance

Discover The 1887 Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Strike, A Major Labor Battle Over Wages, Union Power, And Corporate Control In The Lehigh And Schuylkill Regions.

#OnThisDay September 9, 1937: Timber Divided

Discover How Portland’s Violent 1937 AFL-CIO Lumber Conflict Disrupted Mills, Shipping, And Labor, Forcing Mayor Joseph K. Carson To Intervene.