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Miners
1995 In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident

1995 CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans

1993 Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st U.S. team)

1982 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor Ky

1972 British Government declares state of emergency after month-long miners' strike

1965 27 copper miners die in avalanche, Granduc Mountain, British Columbia

1956 Fire and explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium

1931 Arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47

1928 "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pennsylvania coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners

1926 British general strike-3 million workers support miners

1921 British coal miners goes on strike

1913 Mohandas K. Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa

1912 Coal miners strike in England (settle on 03/01)

1910 British miners strike for 8 hour working day

1909 259 miners die in a fire at St. Paul Mine at Cherry Ill

1905 9 hour work day for diamond miners

1894 37 miners killed at Franklin, Washington

1883 Arthur James Cook, England, union leader, coal miners



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