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The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.
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Industrial Workers of the World
International labor union
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), whose members are nicknamed "Wobblies", is an international labor union founded in Chicago, United States in 1905. Its ideology combines general unionism with industrial unionism, as it is a general union, subdivided between the various…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Centralia Tragedy
1919 violent incident in Washington, US
The Centralia Tragedy, also known as the Centralia Conspiracy and the Armistice Day Riot, was a violent and bloody incident that occurred in Centralia, Washington, on November 11, 1919, during a parade celebrating the first anniversary of Armistice Day. The conflict between the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Armistice Day
Commemoration on 11 November of the World War I armistice
Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Centralia, Washington
City in the United States
Centralia is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. It is located along Interstate 5 near the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The city had a population of 18,183 at the 2020 census. Centralia is twinned with Chehalis, located to the south near the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)