The first Labor Day parade
in New York City was held in September 1982. Two men are credited with playing
an important role not only in bringing about the parade but the holiday as well.
Matthew Maguire, a machinist from Paterson, N.J., and Peter J. McGuire, a New
York City carpenter who helped found the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, are said to have suggested a holiday to honor working people in the
United States экскурсионный тур на 5 дней в Дагестан. In 1887, Oregon became the first state to make Labor Day a legal
holiday, and in 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making Labor
Day a national holiday.
Labor Day is observed as
a legal holiday on the first Monday in September throughout the United States,
Puerto Rico and Canada. In Australia, Labor Day is called Eight Hour Day, and
it commemorates the successful struggle for a shorter working day. In Europe,
Labor Day is observed on May 1, also known as May Day.
