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B. F. Goodrich Company - Akron, Ohio

Posted in Factories, Goodrich, Rubber Co.

B. F. Goodrich Company

by tconte on August 21, 2019

In April 1967 the URW walked off of jobs at Goodrich, Firestone, and Uniroyal, and the resulting strike stalled rubber production in Akron for 86 days.

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This Day In History

1920 On this day in 1920, the Akron Pros football team formed. The Pros won the league championship that year becoming the first team to win a championship in the American Professional Football Association (later the NFL).

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