Learn What Happened Today In Labor History: March 26

Today In Labor History: March 26, 1812—An earthquake killed 15,000-20,000 people in Caracas, Venezuela. Scientists estimate it was magnitude 7.7 on the Richter scale.

Today in Labor History: Communards celebrating after the March 26 elections in Paris. — _{Workers celebrate their election victory, Pub. Dom.}

March 26, 1871—Revolutionaries took power through municipal elections during the Paris Commune. Their success inspired workers throughout the world. And it influenced the Great Upheaval of worker uprisings in the U.S., in 1877.

Today In Labor History: March 26, 1910—Congress amended the Immigration Act of 1907 to bar entrance of “paupers, anarchists, criminals and the diseased.” They wanted to limit entry of Eastern and Southern European immigrants. Many immigrants from this region were becoming radicalized by the deplorable working and living conditions in the U.S.

March 26, 1912 – A mining disaster at Jed, West Virginia, killed 83 workers.

Today In Labor History: March 26, 1940—Hemmingway’s play, “The Fifth Column,” debuted in New York City. The play is about a communist, American-born secret agent rooting out fascists during the Spanish Civil War.

Entrance to Auschwitz concentration camp. — _{Auschwitz, By xiquinhosilva -CC BY 2.0}

Today In Labor History: March 26, 1942—Nazis began transporting Jews to Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps.

First land-based nuclear field test. Nevada desert, U.S. Troops watch from six miles away. — _{1951 nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site, 21 kilotons. It was the first U.S. nuclear field test conducted on land; troops shown are 6 mi from the blast. By U.S. Federal Government, Pub. Dom.}

March 26, 1970—The U.S. announced its 500^th nuclear bomb test since 1945.

Learn What Happened Today In Labor History: March 26

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