TWT #124 –

On May 4th, 1886, during a rally in Chicago in support of an 8-hour workday, a bomb was thrown at police; 8 officers were killed in the blast, and the ensuing gunfight killed at least 4 civilians.

A flier for the rally



This engraving shows the bomb going off, and the ensuing riot and gunfight between police and rioters





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