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- Labor Day redirects here. For labor celebrations on May 1, please see May Day. This article is about a holiday in the United States.
The origins of the American Labor Day can be traced back to the Knights of Labor in the United States and a parade organized by them on September 5 1882 in New York City. They were inspired by an annual labor parade held in Toronto, Canada. In 1884 another parade was held, and the Knights passed resolutions to make this an annual event. Other labor organizations (and there were many), but notably the affiliates of the International Workingmen's Association favored a May 1 holiday. With the event of Chicago's Haymarket riots in early May of 1886, president Grover Cleveland believed that a May 1 holiday could become an opportunity to commemorate the riots. Thus, fearing that it might strengthen the socialist movement, he quickly moved in 1887 to support the position of the Knights of Labor and their date for Labor Day.
Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The September date has remained unchanged, even though the government was encouraged to adopt May 1 as Labor Day, the date celebrated by the majority of the world. Moving the holiday, in addition to breaking with tradition, could have been viewed as aligning the U.S. labor movements with internationalist sympathies.
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Happy Birthday, @JuniperGrace! Happy Labor Day, @Actiongrl! ;-)
kshandra (K`shandra) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:36:17 -0000
Happy Birthday, @JuniperGrace! Happy Labor Day, @Actiongrl! ;-)
The Lakers won. Labor dept jobless claim #s @ 10 month low has the dow almost back to 10k. Lite traffic on the 405. So far its a good day.
blkthght06 (Ivan Campbell ) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:51 -0000
The Lakers won. Labor dept jobless claim #s @ 10 month low has the dow almost back to 10k. Lite traffic on the 405. So far its a good day.
@danfaust That would be like Christmas, my birthday, and Labor Day all at once.
ambermoon218 (Sara McDonald) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:22:19 -0000
@danfaust That would be like Christmas, my birthday, and Labor Day all at once.
Don't wear white after Labor Day? Well, rules were meant to be broken. Designers are wishing you a very white winter: http://bit.ly/3LKBSa
TheHairBook (The Hair Book) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:20:49 -0000
Don't wear white after Labor Day? Well, rules were meant to be broken. Designers are wishing you a very white winter: http://bit.ly/3LKBSa
I Can't Wait Till Labor Day Next Year..Ima Kill Em Wit My Costume Next Year...Hopefully I Have The Cake By Then
VivaLaPearla (Shondiah) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:46 -0000
I Can't Wait Till Labor Day Next Year..Ima Kill Em Wit My Costume Next Year...Hopefully I Have The Cake By Then
@jill_roberts You're gonna walk like 10 miles that day now to try to induce labor, I can see it now!
dmancosky (dmancosky) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:14:31 -0000
@jill_roberts You're gonna walk like 10 miles that day now to try to induce labor, I can see it now!
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Labor Day Pasta Salad - Offers option to add grilled chicken.
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