This Week Back Then

Violence stunned Portland January 31, 1960 when 10 trucks owned by The Oregonian had been rigged with dynamite. This unexpected tragedy followed the third longest strike in history. Follow Jeanette Butts as she explores the tenuous labor history behind Oregon’s famous newspaper. More at: http://www.publichistorypdx.org/2017/01/22/firebrand-portland-iconoclast/