<em>In 313 CE, the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which granted Christianity—as well as most other religions—legal status. ... In 380 CE, the emperor Theodosius issued the Edict of Thessalonica, which made Christianity, specifically Nicene Christianity, the official religion of the Roman Empire.</em>
During the Gilded Age, when factory workers were injured at work, they didn't receive anything. Their families would often starve to death, because they weren't making money to buy food.