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May 23, 2024 · Rednecks is a sprawling narrative that kicks off with the Matewan Massacre, which happened in the spring of 1920 when local coal miners and their allies had a bloody shootout with the...
May 14, 2024 · Animosity mounts in the town of Matewan when historical figure Police Chief Sid Hatfield, a supporter of his coal-mining neighbors, is involved in a shootout now known as the Matewan Massacre.
May 23, 2024 · Rednecks is a sprawling narrative that kicks off with the Matewan Massacre, which happened in the spring of 1920 when local coal miners and their allies had a bloody shootout with the Baldwin–Felts, who were in charge of evicting people who had joined the miner's union.
May 11, 2024 · The Town of Matewan’s Annual Event commemorating the Battle of Matewan, Heritage Day, kicks off next week. We’ve got a ton of programming leading up to and weaved in between two performances of the award winning Matewan Massacre outdoor drama.
2 days ago · The Cambodian genocide [a] was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens [b] by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 ( c. 7.8 million).
May 18, 2024 · May 19, 1920: Ten people were killed in a shootout sometimes referred to as the Matewan Massacre or Battle of Matewan. Baldwin-Felts detectives came to Matewan to evict striking miners and their families, but Police Chief Sid Hatfield tried to stop the evictions as being unauthorized by law.
May 24, 2024 · In the "Matewan Massacre," a shootout between miners and company gunmen, more men died than at the OK Corral.
