London "Blitz" Begins
1940

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Lafayette Pays Farewell Visit to U.S.
1825

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Carter Signs Away Panama Canal
1977

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Labor Day

The idea of Peter J. McGuire, then-president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Labor Day was recognized as a national holiday by Act of Congress on June 28, 1894

The first Labor Day parade was held on September 5, 1882 in New York City.