500 Japanese and 200 Mexican laborers unite to fight the labor contractor responsible for hiring at the American Beet Sugar Co. in Oxnard, Calif. They ultimately win higher wages and the right to shop at stores not owned by the company - 1903

New York City’s Majestic Theater becomes first in the U.S. to employ women ushers - 1902

14 miners killed, 22 wounded by scabherders at Pana, Ill. - 1902