EVB2938842: Naval vessels from five nations France Italy Netherland UK and US sail in parade formation. In four descending columns from left to right ITS Maestrale De Grasse USS John C. Stennis Charles de Gaulle Surcouf USS Port Royal HMS Ocean USS John, Photo by:Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images
EVB2938007: Anthracite Coal Strike Commission was appointed by President Roosevelt to study the economics of the coal industry and propose a settlement of the long United Mine Works strike of 1902. It was the first time a U.S. President approached a labor dispute with neutrality, acknowledging the legitimacy of organized labor. Carroll D. Wright, Roosevelt's Commissioner of Labor is seated in center / Bridgeman Images
EVB2938080: Terence Vincent Powderly (1849-1924) portrait is surrounded by 32 smaller portraits of the Leaders of the Knights of Labor and scenes of labor. The Labor Union had over 600,000 members at its height in the 1886. The Knights demanded an eight hour work day and campaigned against child and convict labor / Bridgeman Images
EVB2938183: Black Tom Island port facilities in Jersey City were destroyed in a massive explosion on July 30 1916. The island was a storage and export facility for munitions bound for warring Europe and was believed to be caused by anti-British saboteurs, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2938914: The sun sets on Camp X-Ray's first day as an active compound on Jan. 11 2002. Camp X-Ray later renamed Camp Delta was the holding facility for prisoners from Afghanistan believed to be associated with Al-Qaeda or the Taliban at Naval Base Guantanamo B, Photo by:Everett Collection / Bridgeman Images