Doing things differently than the rest of the world is an American tradition. See the measurement system and healthcare.
Comment on a tale of two Labor Day messages today
Akasazh@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I was wondering why this was so far away from may first, which is dat of the workers or labor day in most of the world, only to find out that America does it differently.
voytrekk@sopuli.xyz 7 hours ago
CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 6 hours ago
Grover Cleveland later made it an official national holiday in 1894 after the Pullman strikes. He selected the September date to put distance between the socialist May Day protests and the concessions he was making to the Labor movement.
Akasazh@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Thanks for the info!
Also lol there can’t even be a hint of communism, can there.