Monday, September 5, 2011

Labor Day

On September 5, 1882, ten thousand workers participated in America's first Labor Day parade in New York City. The first governmental recognition of Labor Day came through municipal ordinances passed in 1885. By 1894, twenty-eight states had recognized Labor Day. President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making Labor Day an official national holiday in 1894.
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