December 21 Powered by children 7 to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slaters thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., launching the Industrial Revolution in America. By 1830, 55 per cent of the mill workers in the state were youngsters, many working for less than $1 per week -
1790 December 21, 1917 - The Minneapolis Cooperative ...