Re: Haymarket amd Kemt State

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.