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December 25, 1913
72 copper miners’ children die in panic caused by a company stooge at Calumet, Mich., who shouted “fire” up the stairs into a crowded hall where the children had gathered. They were crushed against closed doors when they tried to flee - 1913
December 26, 1910
A dynamite bomb destroyed a portion of the Llewellyn Ironworks in Los Angeles, where a bitter strike was in progress - 1910
December 27, 1869
Knights of Labor founded. Constitution bars from membership “parasites,” including stockbrokers and lawyers - 1869