<Table> American Federation of Labor <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Full name </Th> <Td> American Federation of Labor (AFL) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> December 8, 1886 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date dissolved </Th> <Td> December 4, 1955 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Merged into </Th> <Td> AFL--CIO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Samuel Gompers John McBride William Green George Meany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Office location </Th> <Td> New York City; later Washington, D.C. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Full name </Th> <Td> American Federation of Labor (AFL) </Td> </Tr>

When did the american federation of labor end