Five-day strike for higher wages by more than 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle in February 1919. Most local unions joined, including members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). It began on 6 February 1919 and lasted until 11 February 1919 (about 5 days). The setting was Seattle. Those involved included Industrial Workers of the World and the American Federation of Labor.
Before and after
- 15 January 1919Death of Rosa Luxemburg
- from 21 January 1919 to 11 July 1921Irish War of Independence
- from 23 January 1919 to 30 January 1919Polish–Czechoslovak War
- from February 1919 to March 1921Polish–Soviet War
- from 6 February 1919 to 11 February 1919Seattle General Strike
- from 10 March 1919 to 24 August 1991Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- 18 March 1919Founding of Valencia CF
- 13 April 1919Jallianwala Bagh massacre
- 4 May 1919May Fourth Movement
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