| September 5, 1882 Well over 10,000 workers demanding the 8-hour day marched to protest working conditions in the first-ever U.S. Labor Day parade, held in New York City. About a quarter million New Yorkers turned out to watch.  Peter J. McGuire, the carpenter and labor leader who conceived of Labor Day The idea was that of Peter J. McGuire, a union carpenter and cofounder of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, a precursor of the American Federation of Labor.  1st Labor Parade in Union Square, NYC 1882 He wanted to honor the American worker and create a holiday break between the 4th of July and Thanksgiving, proposing a “festive parade through the streets of the city.” Originally the second Tuesday of the month, it is now the first Monday, and recognized as a national holiday. More on the history and practice of Labor Day |
September 5, 1917 Attorney General Mitchell Palmer In 48 coordinated raids across the country, later known as the Palmer Raids, federal agents seized records, destroyed equipment and books, and arrested hundreds of activists involved with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), known fondly as the Wobblies.  Big Bill Haywood Among the arrested was William D. “Big Bill” Haywood, a leader of the IWW, for the “crimes of labor” and “obstructing World War I.”An Italian anarchist’s bomb blew himself up on the porch of Attorney General Mitchell Palmer’s residence in Washington shortly after the discovery of 38 bombs mailed to leading politicians. More on Attorney General Palmer |
| September 5, 1981 The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp was established outside Greenham Air Base in England, as “Women For Life On Earth.”   Greenham Peace Camp; April, 1983. More on Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp |
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