The Incident

General strike for 8 hour day in Chicago
40,000 workers strike, with 400 police on hand
Impromptu demonstration in Haymarket Square
August Spies, Albert Parsons, and Samuel Fielden address a crowd of 3,000.
As Fielden is closing, 180 police appear.
Bomb is thrown killing 4 policemen
Police fire on crowd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

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