The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of
10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by
Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more
than half the states were observing a "Labor Day" on one day
or another, and Congress passed a bill to establish a federal holiday in
1894. President Grover... Read More