Abstract
The first Labor Day in the United States was observed on Monday, Sept 5, 1882, in New York City. Eighty-two years of celebration have somewhat obscured its origins, and from being a day to "show the strength and the<i>esprit de corps</i>of the trade and labor organizations,"<sup>1</sup>it has become simply a day dividing summer play from autumn work. The idea of a special day to commemorate labor was suggested in May, 1882, by Peter J. McGuire, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and an active leader in the Knights of Labor. He intended that it be observed by a parade followed by a picnic or festival, with the proceeds going to the organizations taking part. Accordingly, the Central Labor Union held a parade in New York City on Sept 5 of the same year. Labor Day did not become an official holiday,
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