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Members of the Women's Trade Union League participating in a pageant, 1928. Women's Trade Union League float in a Labor Day parade, New York City, 1908.
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How did Labor Day become a national holiday?
The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5,...
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Labor Day parade
Norwich University cadets in a Labor Day parade, Northfield, Vermont.
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Labor Day in the United States
Learn the origin of Labor Day in the United States.
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Labor Day parade
Labor Day parade in New York, New York, 1909.
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Members of the Women's Trade Union League participating in a pageant, 1928.
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Women's Trade Union League float in a Labor Day parade, New York City, 1908.
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