May Day—International Workers Day—has chaotic history, common aims
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 11:04AM 
The Anarchist Riot in Chicago in May, 1886 when workers demonstrated in hopes of an 8-hour workday. A bomb made of dynamite exploded among police; some workers were executed for participating. The riot is often called the Haymarket Affair or Massacre. [U.S. Library of Congress; drawn by T. de Thulstrup from sketches and photos furnished by H. Jeaneret. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 30, (1886 May 15), p. 312-313.]
On May 1, 2012, the movement media have dubbed ‘Occupy ____” will hold demonstrations in cities throughout the country. Those demonstrations will be paralleled in cities around the world where International Workers Day is observed. Aligned with the Left politically and praised by Democrats like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), Occupy workers and college students will likely be joined by anarchists if history is a guide.
