Haymarket Square

noun

1. a square in Chicago: scene of a riot Haymarket Riot in 1886 between police and labor unionists.

Example Sentences

Outraged, people gathered at Haymarket Square the next day, and in the ensuing riot, 12 people were killed, eight of them police officers.

From Washington Post

During a rally on May 4 to support workers seeking an eight-hour workday, a pipe bomb exploded in Chicago’s Haymarket Square, panicking both the demonstrators and the police, who opened fire.

From Literature

In 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded.

From Washington Times

When tens of thousands of workers rallied in Haymarket Square in Chicago in support of an eight-hour workday and a bombing killed several policemen, it was German immigrants who were wrongfully accused and ultimately put to death.

From Salon

The next day, at Haymarket Square, a bomb killed seven police officers and four civilians; four anarchists accused of involvement were later hanged.

From Seattle Times