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Archive for September 7th, 2015
Why Judge Bunning is right — and Kim Davis, Liberty Counsel, and their supporters are wrong
Brazil Day
September 7, 1822. Portugal’s Prince Pedro de Alcântara defies the Portuguese court and declares Brazil’s independence. The colonisation of Brazil began in earnest during the 1530s, when Portuguese merchants began importing slaves from Africa to meet booming sugar exports to Europe. A new influ[...]
Which President Founded Labor Day
Back in in 1894 the robber barons had mono0plized the railroads. Pullman worker went in strike in May. Tom palliate the workers, Congress passed legislation making the first Monday of September a day to recognize workers. In July, President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago to crush [...]