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Daily Bleed: 1877 -- US: During the Great Upheavl of 1877, four years into a depression, a General Strike halts the movement of U.S. railroads. In the following days, strike riots spread across the United States. Next week federal troops are called out to force an end to the nationwide strike.
At the "Battle of the Viaduct" in Chicago, federal troops (recently returned from an Indian massacre) kill 30 workers & wound over 100. (see 27 July).