The History Daily - An Entertaining Look Back www.historydaily.com By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith
October 15, 2004 on this day: In 1914 the U.S. Congress passed the Clayton Anti-Trust Act. This legislation was hailed by labor leaders as a great victory for the working classes. This act made legal strikes, picketing, and boycotting. It also strengthened anti-monopoly laws, and exempted labor unions from anti-trust regulations. Premium Subscribers read more! If you had the Premium Version you would read about one of Thomas Edison's most important companies. You would also read some unique information about the Statue of Liberty, and there is more! Upgrade today at http://www.historydaily.com/premium.html . Also on this day: In 1815, following his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled on the island of St Helena. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln, then a presidential candidate, decided to grow a beard after receiving a letter from an eleven-year-old girl suggesting that he would look better with one. YESTERDAY'S QUESTION AND ANSWER: In 1912 Theodore Roosevelt ran for president as the candidate for which political party? He was the candidate for the Progressive Party, better known as the Bull Moose Party. Lee Coffman sent the correct answer first. TODAY'S QUESTION: In what years did Abraham Lincoln serve in the U.S. Congress? Send your answer to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Copyright 2004 Trevor Smith --- You are currently subscribed to historydaily2 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe click on the link below: http://go.netatlantic.com:8080/cgi-bin/unsubscribe.pl?id=32085219I
