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Today in History: 1920, West Virginia’s Matewan Massacre

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Today is Tuesday, May 19, the 139th day of 2026. There are 226 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 19, 1920, 10 people were killed in a gunbattle between coal miners, who were led by a local police chief, and a group of private security guards hired to evict them for joining a ...

Michigan copper was critical to Union victory in Civil War

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Editors note: Four Upper Peninsula newspapers are running companion pieces to our America 250 stories with a focus on the U.P.’s role in building America. This week’s comes from the Mining Mining Gazette in Houghton. By the mid-19th century, the United States had become an industrialized ...