Today in Labor History Jan 20 (ACLU) founded, Bruce Springsteen's "My Hometown" topped the charts

[Omaha Steve]

January 20

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) founded - 1920

January 20, 1986 - On this day, Bruce Springsteen's "My Hometown" topped the music charts. The song is a eulogy for dying industrial cities. The lyrics read, in part, "Now Main Street's whitewashed windows and vacant stores / Seems like there ain't nobody wants to come down here no more / They're closing down the textile mill across the railroad tracks / Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain't coming back to your hometown / Your hometown / Your hometown / Your hometown . . ."

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_01_20_2011