Labor Day

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September, that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.

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    “I know my state, both full of shame and scorn,
    Conceived in sin, and unto labor born,
    Standing with fear, and must with horror fall,
    And destined unto judgment, after all.”
    —Ben Jonson (1572–1637)

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