Will There Be Parades Tomorrow In Wisconsin?

September 4, 2011 in Montana

by lizard

from wikipedia:

Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday in 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894, thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.[2]. Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland reconciled with the labor movement. Fearing further conflict, legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the strike.

From contentious beginnings, to not wearing white for ladies after the first Monday in September. If we don’t remember, meaning can be leeched from anything.