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THE ORIGINS OF LABOR DAY September 2, 2001 The observance of Labor Day began over 100 years ago. Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant elction-year compromise. Read about the turbulent circumstances of Labor Day's birth, ...
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The Haymarket Tragedy During the nation-wide strike for the 8-hour workday, which began May 1, 1886, a mass meeting was held in the Chicago haymarket to protest a police action of the previous day in which workers were killed. When police ordered the protest meeting to disperse (peaceful though it was), a bomb was thrown by an unknown person, killing several officers. This became known as the ...
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The Haymarket Martyrs The Martyrs' Monument by sculptor, Albert Weinert, takes its inspiration from La Marseillaise , the national anthem of France. It was a favorite of Albert Parsons and he sang it in his cell just prior to his trip to the gallows. A laurel wreath is placed on the brow of the fallen hero, as the figure of Justice advances, resolutely toward the future. The story of the ...
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