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Samuel Gompers (né Gumpertz; January 27, 1850 – December 11, 1924) [1] [2] was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924.
The front cover of the Kansas City Star newspaper, engraved on a copper plate, is displayed on stage during the unveiling ceremony of a 100-year-old time capsule at the National WWI Museum and ...
This list of museums in Kansas City, Missouri encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including non-profit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Samuel Gompers Gravesite in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery 1924 (United States) Samuel Gompers died. William Green elected to succeed him as president of the American Federation of Labor. [30] 2 June 1924 (United States) Child Labor Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was proposed. Only 28 of the necessary 36 states ever ratified it. 9 September 1924 ...
The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City on Wednesday showed off an excavated century-old time capsule, revealing a cornucopia of early 20th-century relics, artifacts and documents.
Karl Malcolm Ferdinand Laurrell (1844-1922) was a Swedish labor organizer and Marxist who was exiled from Sweden and eventually emigrated to the United States. [1] [2] He was the secretary of the Scandinavian branch of the International Workingmen's Association and was also involved in union activities in New York City.
Meet the 98-year-old Shawnee woman who’s one of the last WWII veterans in Kansas City | Opinion. Melinda Henneberger. May 8, 2024 at 6:07 AM. ... France, during World War II.
Domino returned to stage on May 19, 2007, at Tipitina's at New Orleans, performing to a full house. This was his last public performance. [18] The concert was recorded for a 2008 TV presentation entitled Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans. [61] This was a fund-raising concert, featuring a number of artists. Domino donated his fee to the ...