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August 17, 1985

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 17, 1985, 1,400 meatpackers walked off the job at a Hormel plant in Austin, MN. Hormel had frozen wages since 1977 and then in 1985 demanded that the union workers take a 23% pay cut. The workers said no and… Continue reading →

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March 19, 1883

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 19, 1883, Jan Matzeliger of Lynn, Massachusetts invented the first machine that manufactured entire shoes. This invention did two things. First, it made shoes much more affordable for the common man. Second, it put shoe making gnomes right out of business. Quamorra Leathertack of the International Brotherhood of Gnomist Machinists and Leatherworkers was … Continue reading →

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May 2, 1933

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! In internet arguments, the first person to resort to the statement “That’s what the Nazi’s did!” is ruled the automatic loser in the argument. The main reason being, the person throwing out the Nazi argument usually has no idea if the Nazi’s really did so or not, they just say … Continue reading →

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