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Celebrate.... September 17, 1787.... Happy Birthday to our US Constitution.

Wow.... the things you learn. 🤔 Couple of minutes extra to read... but hey! If we have one thing right now, it’s time.

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To honor the American workers.... Labor Day became a federal holiday on June 28, 1894. 34 states had already made it a state holiday.

The Industrial Revolution of the late 1800s saw workers putting in 12 hour work days, seven days a week in unsafe conditions while barely making enough money to subsist. Labor unions organized and fought to change this through strikes, protest and political activity.

As early as 1882, states celebrated the American worker. Labor Day is thought to commemorate the September 5, 1882 workers march through New York City. It would take 12 more years for it to become a federal holiday.

In 1968, under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, it became the first Monday in September. Along with several other federal holidays (Washington’s Birthday, Columbus Day) it was set this way to help give federal workers more three day weekends to enjoy.

On this day in 1931, the Empire State Building opened. At 102 stories and 1454 feet tall (antennae height included), it stood as the world’s tallest building for more than 40 years.