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Chicago stockyards and Haymarket (1865–86)

On the Industrial Revolution map as “Chicago”

1865–1886 — The Union Stock Yards, with their “disassembly lines”, make Chicago the world’s meat-packing capital. On 4 May 1886, a bomb at a labor rally in Haymarket leads to deaths and trials, and to the May Day tradition.

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Turning point
Chapter
Industrial Revolution in America (chapter 9 of Industrial Revolution)
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The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
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Map showing Chicago stockyards and Haymarket (1865–86), turning point in The Industrial Revolution, 1750–1914
TURNING POINT · THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, 1750–1914

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