After President Eisenhower withdrew his offer to fund the Aswan Dam, Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877<span> started on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in response to the Baltimore & Ohio</span>Railroad<span> (B&O) cutting wages of </span>workers<span> for the third time in a year. Striking </span>workers<span> would not allow any of the trains, mainly freight trains, to roll until this third wage cut </span>was<span> revoked.</span>
