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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Haymarket amd Kemt State
Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 11:53:30 -0700
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On 5/4/25 11:31 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:

> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>> On 2025-05-04 11:14 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> 
>>> May 4th (May the Force be with you) is the anniversary of both Haymarket
>>> and Kent State. May 1, May Day, International Workers Day, actually
>>> commemorates the events that led up to trial of the Haymarket 8 in 1886.
>>> The rest of the world celebrates Labor Day commemorating this event in
>>> Chicago.
> 
>>> The Wikipedia articles says there are two alternate theories as to why
>>> the celebration of labor in the United States is the first Monday in
>>> September, both of which were suggested in 1882, before Haymarket.
>>> Making it a federal holiday happened after the Pullman strike in 1894,
>>> also in Chicago.
> 
>>> Kent State was 1970, in which multiple students and anti-war protestors
>>> were shot by the Ohio National Guard. 4 died, 9 wounded
> 
>> Canada also celebrates Labour Day on the first Monday in September.
> 
> Yeah. That was the second possible theory offered on the Wikipedia page,
> that an American labor leader witnessed a labor celebration in Toronto
> in early September, so if that's true, then the early September date
> originated in Canada.
> 
> It's probably not coincidence that a date was chosen when the weather
> would still be nice. In America it's about half way between Independence
> Day and Thanksgiving.

I prefer to think that we chose the Sept. date to stick it to the 
Commies! But if the U.S. one predates the Commies/Labor Commies... then 
I got nothin'!