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August 3, 1913 – The Wheatland Hop Riot, starts in Wheatland, Calif
The Wheatland Hop Riot was an outburst of physical violence which took place on August 3, 1913 at the Durst Ranch in Wheatland, California, which was embroiled in a strike of agricultural workers. The riot resulted in four deaths and numerous injuries and was subsequently blamed by authorities upon the Industrial Workers of the World, a radical syndicalist trade union. The Wheatland Hop Riot was among the first major farm labor confrontations in California and a harbinger of further battles throughout the 20th century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatland_Hop_Riot