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Labor Day

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  • the first proposal

    the first proposal
    the first proposal in May 1882 for labor day

  • the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history

    the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history
    On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.

  • Second Labor Day holiday

    Second Labor Day holiday
    second Labor Day holiday just a year later

  • Haymarket Riot of 1886

    Haymarket Riot of 1886
    events turned violent during this period, in which several Chicago policemen and workers were killed.

  • Oregon makes Labor Day a holiday

    Oregon makes Labor Day a holiday
    In 1887, Oregon was the first state of the United States to make it an official public holiday

  • Labor Day becomes a federal holiday

    Labor Day becomes a federal holiday
    it became an official federal holiday in 1894

  • Pullman Palace Car Company strike

    Pullman Palace Car Company strike
    On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.