What Happened On May 1st 1886?
What Happened On May 1st 1886? What happened on May 1st 1886? On May 1, 1886, Chicago unionists, reformers, socialists, anarchists, and ordinary workers combined to make the city the center of the national movement for an eight-hour day. Between April 25 and May 4, workers attended scores of meetings and paraded through the streets