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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sat Sep 2, 2023, 07:44 AM Sep 2023

On this day, September 2, 1885, the Rock Springs massacre occurred. [View all]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2

• 1885 – Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
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