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On May 4, 1886, in what came to be known as the Haymarket riot, a bomb exploded in Haymarket Square, at Randolph and Desplaines Streets just west of downtown, during a rally for an eight-hour workday. A Methodist lay minister was making a speech atop a wooden wagon to a dwindling crowd of about 200 labor protesters when someone hurled a bomb. At least one police officer died from injuries suffered in the bomb blast, and seven more died later, possibly from wounds caused by "friendly fire" in the ensuing melee. Police had opened fire on the crowd, killing four workers and wounding many more. The bombing came a day after two workmen were killed while protesting, and three days after 80,000 pro...
On May 4, 1886, in what came to be known as the Haymarket riot, a bomb exploded in Haymarket Square, at Randolph and Desplaines Streets just west of downtown, during a rally for an eight-hour workday. A Methodist lay minister was making a speech atop a wooden wagon to a dwindling crowd of about 200 labor protesters when someone hurled a bomb. At least one police officer died from injuries suffered in the bomb blast, and seven more died later, possibly from wounds caused by "friendly fire" in the ensuing melee. Police had opened fire on the crowd, killing four workers and wounding many more. The bombing came a day after two workmen were killed while protesting, and three days after 80,000 protesters marched down Michigan Avenue to advocate for a shorter workday, which led to the first May Day in 1890. In the riot's wake, eight labor leaders -- some of whom called themselves anarchists -- were convicted of inciting the incident. Four were hanged, one committed suicide, and three were later pardoned. Historians generally agree the men were not guilty of inciting violence.
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