GOD BLESS AMERICA ! ! ! !
Working American's today lets remember the 9.7% of our fellow American's that are unemployed (the highest unemployment rate in 26 years). . . .Let's pray our economy picks up and next year will be better for us all. . . . .
Labor Day Trivia according to wikipedia.com:
The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.
The holiday originated in Canada out of labor disputes, in 1882, American labor leader Peter J. McGuire witnessed one of these labor festivals in Toronto. Inspired from Canadian events in Toronto, he returned to New York and organized the first American "labor day" on September 5 of the same year.
Labor Day Trivia according to wikipedia.com:
The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City.
The holiday originated in Canada out of labor disputes, in 1882, American labor leader Peter J. McGuire witnessed one of these labor festivals in Toronto. Inspired from Canadian events in Toronto, he returned to New York and organized the first American "labor day" on September 5 of the same year.
Labor Day traditionally occurs on the first Monday in September in the United States.
Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer.
Labor Day marks the beginning of the NFL and college football seasons. The NCAA usually plays their first games the week before Labor Day, with the NFL traditionally playing their first game the Thursday following Labor Day.
