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A Labor Day Quiz

http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/aug03_historyquiz.html

Short quiz tests knowledge of labor practices and U.S. history.

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Address of Mayor Angelo Rossi

http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rossi.html

1939 speech by San Francisco mayor delivered before the American Federation of Labor.

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Annie's Labor Day Page

http://www.annieshomepage.com/laborday.html

Biblical perspective on the day along with history and a list of the U.S. Secretaries of Labor.

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Celebrating Labor Day at The Holiday Zone

http://www.theholidayzone.com/labor/

Offers poetry, quotations, printable material for children, and educational resources for teachers.

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Highlights of Labor Day

http://members.aol.com/MMichon/LaborDay.html

Factual tribute with a comical twist. Original artwork and poetry.

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Howstuffworks: Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question459.htm

Explains why people celebrate this holiday and why it is observed on the first Monday in September.

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Labor Day

http://wilstar.com/holidays/laborday.htm

Relates the history of the day, explains its significance, and describes ways in which people celebrate the holiday.

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PBS Online NewsHour: Origins of Labor Day

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html

Material was first aired in a September 1996. Includes links to other PBS artlicles on labor and politics. (September 2, 1996)

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The History of Labor Day

http://www.history.com/minisites/laborday

Offers profiles of labor leaders, photos of working conditions, and actual film footage of turn-of-the-century factories. From the History Channel.

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The History of Labor Day

http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm

Explains how the observance came to be and what it means. From the U.S. Dept. of Labor.

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Today in Labor History

http://www.biglabor.com/history.php

Offers a weekly overview of key events in the history of the American labor movement.

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What If We Didn't Need Labor Day?

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2200

Contemplates what might happen if the media focused its attention on the lives of the nation's workforce the rest of the year.

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What's With This Day Off for Labor Day?

http://www.cnn.com/US/9508/Labor_Day/

CNN U.S. News article complaining about the recent lack of respect for Labor Day.

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