Haymarket Square

American  

noun

1. a square in Chicago: scene of a riot Haymarket Riot in 1886 between police and labor unionists.

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Example Sentences

Following the backlash to the Haymarket Square bombing and a series of failed strikes, the Knights faded.

From The Wall Street Journal

Outraged, people gathered at Haymarket Square the next day, and in the ensuing riot, 12 people were killed, eight of them police officers.

From Washington Post

In 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded.

From Washington Times

When tens of thousands of workers rallied in Haymarket Square in Chicago in support of an eight-hour workday and a bombing killed several policemen, it was German immigrants who were wrongfully accused and ultimately put to death.

From Salon

The next day, at Haymarket Square, a bomb killed seven police officers and four civilians; four anarchists accused of involvement were later hanged.

From Seattle Times