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October 2 - Rebuilding in Tough Times
On this day in Labor History the year was 1935.
That was the year that San Diego hosted the California Pacific International Exposition, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke the most memorable words about the rights of workers to organize.
The goal of the exposition was to show case San Diego, and to boost the local economy, which had fallen on hard times in the Great Depression.
The exposition was held in Balboa Park.
Exhibits included history, science, industry and culture.
To prepare for the expo, improvements were made to the park, paid for by the Works Progress Administration.
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