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Karl's Kolumn

Writer: Karl Bayer
Karl Bayer
Sep 5, 2024
2 min read

LABOR DAY marked the end of summer and the opening of school, for many families. The first one celebrated was September, 1882, the first Monday of September. There was some confusion on which Monday would be set aside annually. Congress passed a law setting the first Monday of September as Labor Day.

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