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9/8/09 Do Now: –What did you do to celebrate Labor Day?

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1 9/8/09 Do Now: –What did you do to celebrate Labor Day?

2 Labor Day What is it? –First Monday of September –Dedicated to American workers and the contributions they have made to our country

3 Labor Day History: –First Labor Day was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City –In 1894, Congress passed an act to make the first Monday in September a federal holiday

4 Labor Day Today: –It is celebrated with picnics, family gatherings, and parades –Marks the end of summer and beginning of the school year for many kids

5 Labor Day Journal: –What do you want to be when you grow up? Why? How can history help you in this job?

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