ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR SEPTEMBER 1

GOOD WEB LINKS

http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm
This is the Department of Labor’s History of Labor Day. It tells us that the first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City. In 1884, the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, and by 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers. Finally, in1894, Congress passed the legislation that made it a legal holiday everywhere.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html
This PBS Online NewsHour special offers an interesting introduction to Labor Day, focusing on the Pullman (railroad sleeping car) strike in Illinois that led to the legislation that made Labor Day a legal holiday. It includes links to other NewsHour materials related to labor.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/history/labor-day-hurricanes.htm
Elsewhere among USA Today’s hurricane materials is this discussion of hurricanes that have hit during the Labor Day weekend since 1935. They list six hurricanes, with links to more information about some of them.