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Anthracite Coal Mine Strike

Mar 4, 1902

was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners were on strike asking for higher wages, shorter workdays and the recognition of their union.

National Reclamation Act

Mar 4, 1902

this is a United States federal law that funded irrigation projects for the arid lands of 20 states in the American West. The act at first covered only 13 of the western states as Texas had no federal lands.

THe JUngle

Mar 4, 1906

Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities.

Meat Inspection Act

Jun 30, 1906

This act was the beginning of federal regulation of the countrys meat, poultry , egg products supply. Also this act established standards to inspect.