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Events on Saturday 13 September 1919 1
1919Boston Police StrikePolice walkout leads to disorder and mass firingsBoston police officers struck over pay and the right to unionize, leading to looting and disorder before the Massachusetts State Guard restored order. Governor Calvin Coolidge's firm response and refusal to reinstate the strikers boosted his national political profile.