Saturday, September 18, 2010

September 18th

1889 -- US: Hull House is opened by Jane Addams & associates with the intention of helping immigrants settle & naturalize in Chicago.

1934 -- US: Textile workers are out on an East coast General Strike; today 325,000 in the south & 421,000 nationwide are out on strike.

(In all, a million & half workers strike in different industries in 1934. A broad anti-war movement is organized on college campuses as well. A nationwide strike against war in 1934 drew some 25,000 students whereas a strike in 1936 turned out an estimated 500,000 students).

1985 -- USA & Soviet Union reach a tentative agreement on a world-wide ban of medium-range nuclear missiles.

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