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Happy Labor Day to our friends in the U.S. and Canada!

USA Today has a look at the history of the holiday: https://flip.it/wfb7H0

Plus, interesting history about the first Labor Day parade in New York City: https://flip.it/W29Xz6

And Farmers' Almanac explores why you're not supposed to wear white after Labor Day: https://flip.it/Suy2-D

#LaborDay #Labor #LaborHistory #History

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Just gotta point out that it's labour day in Canada. Our working class worked hard for that extra u. :-)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] We have an editor in Vancouver, so we should have noted this! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ