He modernized the Russian Navy. At the time, Russia's navy and military were falling apart but Peter the Great was able to turn it around and invade neighboring countries so that Russia would be able to use the Black Sea and many other valuable shipping ports.
<span>* Victory in 1842 when the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled in Commonwealth v. Hunt that "peaceful unions" had the right to negotiate labor contracts with employers. * In the 1840s and 1850s, most state legislatures in the North passed laws establishing a ten hour day for industrial workers.</span>
