Year Description Perspective Preview Score
3/3/1842 1st US child labor law regulating working hours passed (Massachusetts) Narrative of a child whose family works in a textile mill MA passes law 368 words,
2.9 readability
3/3/1868 Jesse Chisholm, who blazed one of the West's most famous trails, dies in OK A narrative from a teenager who drove cattle the first time down the Chisholm Trail Down the Chisholm trail 439 words,
7.1 readability
3/5/1770 Boston Massacre, British troops kill 5 in crowd; Crispus Attackus becomes 1st black to die for American freedom A narrative from a young man participating in the protest against British troops in the mob at the time I was at the Boston Massacre 343 words,
4.7 readability
3/11/1665 New York approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights Narrative of child worried about the Church of England taking over New Amsterdam New rights at Church 429 words,
4.6 readability
3/29/1943 Meat, butter & cheese rationed in US during WWII Child growing up in Los Angeles during rationing in World War II Watching what we eat 442 words,
4.1 readability