Haymarket Affair
Unverified
Date
May 04, 1886
Type
National
Author
htristian82
Location
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States
Categories
Political & Governance
Social & Civil Rights
Event Details
On May 4, 1886, a labor protest rally near Chicago's Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. At least eight people died.
It became a symbol of the international struggle for workers' rights and is the origin of International Workers' Day (May 1).