Labor history Oct 23 Louis Riel born, Explosion and fire at Phillips Petroleum kills 23 injures 314

[Omaha Steve]

October 23



October 23, 1844 - Louis Riel, leader of the Metis people, was born. The Metis, of French and Native American ancestry, established several communities, including Little Canada, just north of St. Paul. “Pig’s Eye” Parrant, the founder of St. Paul, was a Metis. Riel himself worked briefly in St. Paul before returning to Canada to lead a revolutionary movement of native people. In 1869, they briefly seized Fort Garry (the modern-day city of Winnipeg) and established a provisional government with Riel as president. After participating in several other uprisings, Riel was found guilty of treason and hanged. His death led to fierce outbreaks of racialism in Quebec and Ontario and marked the beginning of the nationalist movement.

Explosion and fire at Phillips Petroleum refinery in Pasadena, Texas, kills 23 and injures 314 - 1989

Postal workers Joseph Cursseen and Thomas Morris die after inhaling anthrax at the Brentwood mail sorting center in Washington, D.C. Other postal workers are made ill. Letters containing the deadly spores had been addressed to U.S. Senate offices and media outlets - 2001

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/big-labor/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_10_23_2011

[Manifestor_of_Light]

1. I knew a guy who was there at the Phillips Explosion.

He was there with his kids at the company playground and had to go rescue people. Had post traumatic stress and got a settlement.