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Holiday Facts

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Labor Day trivia questions and answers.

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Aug 29, 2003

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Feb 05, 2018

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DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) Holiday Facts FROM: SIGINT Communications Unknown Run Date: 08/29/2003 (U) With the holiday weekend almost upon us, we thought you might enjoy a little Labor Day trivia (as printed in the NSA Newsletter, September 1997): When is Labor Day? First Monday in September What other country celebrates Labor Day on the same day as the United States? Canada Where was the first Labor Day parade held? New York City (1882) What was the first state to grant legal status to Labor Day? Oregon (1887) When was Labor Day originally celebrated? First Saturday in June When was Labor Day changed to the first Monday in September? 1893 When was the law signed making Labor Day a Federal holiday? 1894 Which U.S. President signed the law making Labor Day a Federal holiday? Grover Cleveland Who is given credit for the idea of Labor Day? Peter McGuire (labor leader; 1882) (U) See you next week! "(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet without the consent of S0121 (DL sid comms)." DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL DERIVED FROM: NSA/CSSM 1-52, DATED 08 JAN 2007 DECLASSIFY ON: 20320108