1894. Labor Day

    Labor Day
    Newspaper illustration shows the first Labor Day parade in the U.S. being held on Sept. 5, 1882. (Photo: Library of Congress)
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    September 5, 2016 all-day America/Los Angeles Timezone
    2016-09-05T00:00:00-07:00
    2016-09-06T00:00:00-07:00

    3 de Septiembre de 1894.

    Labor Day in the United States is a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country. It is the Monday of the long weekend known as Labor Day Weekend and it is considered the unofficial end of summer.

    “Labor Day” was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty U.S. states officially celebrated Labor Day.

     

    REFERENCIAS:

    1. Labor Day a time for family, friends – and some history on how it started – 4/Septiembre/2016 (USA Today)
    2. Labor Day (Wikipedia)

     

     

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