June 21 - Molly Maguires Hanged in Pennsylvania

Labor History in 2:00 · Jun 21, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1877. That was the day that ten Irish miners were hung in Pennsylvania. They were part of a group of twenty who had been sentenced to death for allegedly being part of the Molly Maguires, a group of alleged radical Irish miners. Miners were on strike in the Schuylkill County anthracite coal region.