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On this day in Labor History the year was 1786. Daniel Shays led a group of farmers in an armed uprising. They were angry about taxes levied by the State of Massachusetts. Shays had been a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
By The Rick Smith ShowOn this day in Labor History the year was 1786. Daniel Shays led a group of farmers in an armed uprising. They were angry about taxes levied by the State of Massachusetts. Shays had been a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.