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December 31, 1905
Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg, who had brutally suppressed the state’s miners, is killed by an assassin's bomb. Legendary Western Federation of Miners leader William "Big Bill" Haywood and two other men were put on trial for the death but were ultimately declared innocent - 1905
December 31, 1936
GM sit-down strike spreads to Flint, Mich., will last 44 days before ending in union victory - 1936
January 1, 1932
60,000 unemployed workers rally at a Pittsburgh stadium - 1931