Labor Day’ s History By: Lori Bay
Labor Day is a national holiday that was created on the first Monday of September. The holiday is to celebrate the labor, and dedication of social and economic achievements of Americans who put in labor for America. The first bill to be passed was in New York. The first state to actually make it a law was Oregon. The next four years, four other states passed it as a law. These four states also created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed. The first Labor Day as a holiday was Tuesday, September, 1882. Later, Congress decided to pass an act making the first Monday of September each year a legal national holiday. 1884, the first Monday in September was chosen. The first nationwide celebration they had street parades, followed by festivals for the workers and their families.
Source: The United States Department of Labor.
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First National Labor Day Parade, circa 1882
Image source: New International Encyclopedia( 1905)
Peanuts Added to Popular Snack / Cereal Brand By: Rachel Linden
This National Peanut Day, September 13, we’ d like to remind consumers and parents of children with peanut allergies to carefully read snack cracker labels and cereal labels- especially Kellogg’ s cereal. Kellogg recently made a big change in their cracker and cereal from using regular flour to peanut flour. Adding this to food people eat increases allergic reaction to peanuts. Peanut allergies have tripled from 1997-2008.
Remembering 9 / 11 By: RaNay Casper
On the day of the 11th of September, 2001 the Islamic extremist group Al-Qaida hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against the United States. Two airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside of Washington, D. C, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The first plane impact left a burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper. The crash instantly killed hundreds of people and left hundreds more trapped on the higher floors. The evacuation of the twin towers began, while television cameras broadcast live images of what appeared to be a freak accident. 18 minutes after the first plane hit the second plane appeared out of the sky, turned sharply towards the World Trade Center, and hit the south tower near the 60th floor. It caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. While millions watched the events unfolding in New York, the third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, circled over Washington, D. C., then slammed into the west side of the Pentagon. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating inferno that led to the structural collapse of a portion of the concrete building. As told, 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon, but alongside there were 64 people aboard the airliner.
The event led to extensive death and destruction, triggering a major U. S. movement to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D. C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. Even today, the sadness and horror felt on that day still echoes in America, and we will never forget the terrorist attacks of 9 / 11 / 2001.
Source: History. com
Source: Today’ sTMJ4 News
“ Sunset at 9 / 11 Memorial”
Image Source: Dave Z( 2012) Flickr
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