Labor Day

Labor Day came about because of the labor movement and economic achievements of American workers. Many people bekieve that Peter J. Mcguire, secretary of Brotherhood of Carpenters, founded the holiday, but others believe it was a manchinist, Matthew Maguire. The Central Labor Union held the first Labor Day on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City. Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York then celebrated the holiday followed by Conneticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania. By 1894 23 other states started celebrating the holiday in honor of workers. As the years go on more and more emphisas is put into the holiday with speeches and parades.