On this day in 1912, the Paint Creek Mine War began when West Virginia miners struck, demanding formal union recognition and fairer labor practices. The incident quickly escalated into one of the worst labor conflicts in U.S. history.
The event, also known as the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike, centered on the area enclosed by two streams, Paint Creek and Cabin Creek. It is considered part of the “Coal Wars”, a series of armed conflicts between workers and coal companies from the 1890s - 1930s in the United States.
The strike lasted for fourteen months, and over 5,000 workers participated. Notable labor organizer Mother Jones (shown) came to West Virginia to support the workers, organizing a secret march of 3,000 armed miners to the steps of the state capitol in Charleston to read a declaration of war to Governor William E. Glasscock.
The confrontation directly caused approximately fifty violent deaths from armed conflicts between miners and strike-breaking forces, as well as many more deaths indirectly caused by starvation and malnutrition among the striking miners. In terms of casualties, it was among the worst conflicts in American labor history.
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I’ve been replaying Terraria for the first time in a while (best game ever made? it might be). But wow this game is easy on classic difficulty. I recommend playing classic difficulty exactly once, in your first playthrough, and after that expert should be the default. Boss fights feel really underwhelming in classic and you don’t get the funky expert mode accessories.
I definitely agree with you there. And definitely give master mode a fair shot! I was very resistant at first (the very early game is much harder), but after that it’s the normal difficulty for my friend group now.
Also give calamity a shot when you get bored of vanilla, it’s an incredible experience.
Yes to both of these. Calamity is really fun and steps Terraria up so much. Master mode is great but some challenges are not viable, or at least way harder, like the fisherman challenge or something.