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Happy Friday and Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Before it was a federal holiday, Labor Day was recognized by labor activists and individual states. New York was the first state to introduce a bill, but Oregon was the first to pass a law recognizing Labor Day, on February 21, 1887.

During 1887, four more states – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York – passed laws creating a Labor Day holiday. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday.

President Cleveland signed the law creating a national Labor Day.

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

Many Americans celebrate Labor Day with parades and parties – festivities very similar to those outlined by the first proposal for a holiday, which suggested that the day should be observed with – a street parade to exhibit "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day.

American labor has raised the nation’s standard of living and contributed to the greatest production the world has ever known and the labor movement has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pays tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership – the American worker.

Wishing you all a wonderful extended weekend!

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Happy Monday! Did you know that August 12th is World Elephant Day, Glorious Twelfth, Baseball Fans Day, National Gooey Butter Cake Day, and National Middle Child Day! 🥳🥳🥳

Let her fly! Happy Fourth of July!!

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Juneteeth honors a special day in Black history. Also referred to as Freedom Day and Jubilee Day. Juneteenth honors the date of June 19th, 1865: The day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed.

Though this special day has been celebrated for over a century by Black Americans, Juneteenth only became a nationally-recognized holiday in 2021! Today, it is celebrated with family and friend gatherings- Cookouts, picnics, parades, and festivals!

Happy Friday!! Wishing you all a lovely day!

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