"Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken. "
~Bill Dodds
Established as a national holiday in 1894 after the deaths of workers during the Pullman Strike, President Grover Cleveland used it as a gesture to reconcile with the growing labor movement. The day was to be set aside for rest and parties, a national reprieve from the toils of labor.
Today, the holiday tends to mark the end of summer and the last day to fashionably wear white.
A bit o' trivia: Oregon was the first state to declare Labor Day as law.
Whichever tradition or factoid inspires you most, we hope your Labor Day is filled with rest, relaxation, and the last hurrah for light-colored clothing.
See you on Sept. 10!
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