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How a Bloody Railroad Strike Paved the Way for Labor Day

How a Bloody Railroad Strike Paved the Way for Labor Day (from Time.com ) A group of men stand on abandoned railway cars during the Pullman strike in Chicago, July 1984. First Monday of September, 1894: Labor Day is first observed as a national holiday It’s little more than a day off for shopping now, but when Labor… Read More »