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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Haymarket amd Kemt State
Date: Sun, 4 May 2025 19:04:30 -0000 (UTC)
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Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>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'!

I used to think exactly the same thing till I looked it up, but it's
still hysterical that the Commies are commemorating an important event
in American labor history.