The Haymarket Affair
The campaign for an eight-hour workday united the global labor movement. Hundreds of thousands of American workers joined massive strikes in 1886. Tensions escalated sharply during a major protest in Chicago.
Police and workers clashed violently during the famous Haymarket Affair. This tragic event became a powerful symbol of worker sacrifice. International leaders officially adopted May 1 to commemorate these specific events.
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