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tw1164 t1_j31p6wg wrote

I’d encourage you to watch Harlan County, USA (1976), a documentary that cover the events.

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James0nJuiceb0x t1_j323dtd wrote

That's been on my to watch list for a while - definitely gonna check it out soon.

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penchick t1_j33oioo wrote

Just watched it! So good - it really amazes me.

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mydogsnameisbuddy t1_j3287nv wrote

If I didn’t read the date first, I would have assumed it happened like 100 years ago.

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petefromeastpete t1_j32abnr wrote

Wow, thanks for making that comment. I mixed up reading the date and thought it was 1870, it wasn’t until I saw your comment that I realized I had misread it.

It’s crazy that it happened this recently.

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TreeMac12 t1_j32nlrk wrote

It was like 50 years ago, so you'd be half-right.

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sutisuc t1_j32aal2 wrote

That is one hell of a yinzer name if I’ve ever seen one

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julietteskyerose t1_j31qsi1 wrote

Does the Boyle family have any affiliation with Boyle construction? I don’t think so but would be crazy

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James0nJuiceb0x t1_j323gim wrote

Wow I don't think I'd ever heard about this before.

Thanks for sharing, OP!

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Kairenne t1_j326w2i wrote

I remember waking up to this news. Coming from a family of union workers, it was hard news to hear.

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degilliland36 t1_j32q629 wrote

I was a kid but remember it, was on KDKA radio news for months.

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Feelin__Squirrely t1_j32ajd4 wrote

Yesterday was my birthday, do you remember what that was? Just curious if it was anything interesting

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TimeFourChanges t1_j32y3ha wrote

It was the day you were born. Super interesting, in fact. You flew straight out of your mom's coochie rocking a cape. Pretty wild. Top 10 craziest things I've ever seen.

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Feelin__Squirrely t1_j331fxj wrote

Papa..is..is that you?

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Murky-Echidna-3519 t1_j32vs1y wrote

That was quite the scandal in the day. I was about 6 but still remember hearing it almost every day.

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NagromYargTrebloc t1_j33mksf wrote

I grew up on Milfred Terrace and I remember the FBI using a house by Ten Mile Creek as their command center. I went to school with Jock's grandsons; their father discovered the bodies.

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Ok-Commercial-4564 t1_j33pr25 wrote

Wow I knew this happened all the time but had no idea it was that recent I thought that stuff ended in the fifty’s or sixty’s I would like to know more about all the murder the coal company did to cover stuff up and keeping people quiet

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oldironsides23 t1_j353yjt wrote

I recommend the book: "Blood Runs Coal" by Mark Bradley. Great retelling of the Yablonski murders.

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susinpgh t1_j33tnmf wrote

Mea Culpa, I was wrong. I obviously needed more coffee this morning. Sorry, OP.

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The1Honkey t1_j34rffa wrote

I used to ride past the house this happened at on my bike when I was younger. We’d dare each other to go up to the house. Looking back it’s just tragic.

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gj13us t1_j3abi3p wrote

I was three years old then, but it must have still been big news a couple years later because I can remember serious voices talking about it on the kitchen radio.

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EchoWhiskey1 t1_j341hpq wrote

A bad event, with a relatively good outcome. If you can call trading three lives for bringing down the corrupt Union.

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thehoagieboy t1_j34gel0 wrote

I wonder if anything big ever happened on tomorrow January 6th

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susinpgh t1_j31pz0g wrote

You know, it probably took longer for you to take the picture and post it than it did to find a link to the story.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/12/nearing-50th-anniversary-yablonski-murders-continue-to-resonate.html

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[deleted] t1_j31s30m wrote

I think the point was to highlight that the calendar was relevant to the OPs home state.

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susinpgh t1_j31u36f wrote

Why would anyone care that he has a calendar?

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[deleted] t1_j31v7mm wrote

I found the post interesting and it inspired me to google the incident myself.

Wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, or are you always a miserable grouchy fuck?

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susinpgh t1_j31xgso wrote

No, but there is no reason for such lazy posting. If OP thought it was interesting hey could have taken the time to find a link to the story. That's obviously the point to a calendar like this.

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[deleted] t1_j31xpvw wrote

Lazy posting?

Coming from someone with a profile of nothing but copying and pasting links!

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James0nJuiceb0x t1_j3238s8 wrote

> No, but there is no reason for such lazy posting.

Lazy posting? That's a pretty pretentious take.

I'd much rather see someone post a photo they took themselves than just link to a bland and boring article.

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PM_SOME_OBESE_CATS t1_j33oief wrote

Isn't Reddit almost entirely lazy posting

I'm confused why this is such an issue for that mod

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ho_merjpimpson t1_j32cmd5 wrote

if it took such little time to find a link to the story, shouldnt it annoy you less?

this type of abridged factoid shit is exactly the type of post that i subscribe to this subreddit for, and we have a mod, of all people chastising OP for providing such awesome content.

there are a thousand random photos posted to this sub a year, many much less pennsylvania specific... and this is the one you choose to demand more effort on?

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Canopenerdude t1_j33hbmp wrote

Jesus for a mod you're sure acting like a pissant.

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[deleted] t1_j33zi3l wrote

Then they go and pin a weak ass apology on the post.

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