The united farm workers’ grape boycott that began in 1966

This was caused by a demand for higher wages by laborers at began on September 8, 1965.  Members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and National Farmworkers Association walked off from work due to low wages.  By employing methods such as boycott, marches and grassroots organizations, attention to their plight as well as the plight of laborers came to the attention of the national media and the boycott ended with a collective bargaining in 1970.

richard nixon led the investigation that resulted in alger hiss being convicted of prejury.

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.