2. The original parade on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 was in New York City and was organized by the Knights of Labor. In 1884 another parade was held, and the Knights passed resolutions to make this an annual event. Peter J. McGuire, an American labor leader, and one of the leading figures of the American Federation of Labor, is the person who proposed the idea of Labor Day as a national holiday. He decided it should be holiday because he thought America should honor its workers. It became a holiday In 1892. Peter J. McGuire
3. People used to have to work for about 12 hours and 7 days. They earned very low pay. People worked very hard to be able to get basic needs like food, water, and cloths. Now we don’t have to work on Labor Day.
4. Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September. People go to the beach and have barbecues. Some people consider it as the end of summer. There are also parades. Labor Day Today
5. Ansary, Mir T. Labor Day . Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, 1999. "Labor Day (United States)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia . 31 Oct 2007, 21:41 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 21 Nov 2007 < http:// en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title =Labor_Day_%28United_States%29&oldid=168384252 >. "Peter J. McGuire." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia . 10 Oct 2007, 22:19 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 21 Nov 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_J._McGuire&oldid=163670061 . **Photographs from The American Memory Website: < http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html> These are our sources that we used to make our presentation. The End
