Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching. Here's what to know about when the holiday falls this year and the history behind why it's celebrated.

Labor Day 2025: Here's what to know about the holiday, its history and meaning. Dean Muellerleile. Peoria Journal Star. ... It was soon signed into law. Labor Day furniture sales.

Labor Day weekend is quickly approaching. Here's what to know about when the holiday falls this year and the history behind why it's celebrated.

Workers put in more than 12 hours a day, six days a week, when the first Labor Day parade was held in 1882 in New York City. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894.

Labor Day is considered the end of summer — and at some point, it was tied to when you can and can't wear white. Here's the history.

It was soon signed into law. Is there a Labor Day parade in Peoria? Peoria has a long – though not continuous – Labor Day parade history. In 2000, the Journal Star wrote, ...

In the years that followed, a handful of cities and states began to adopt laws recognizing Labor Day. President Grover Cleveland signed a congressional act in 1894 making it a federal holiday.

The first Labor Day celebration in the U.S. took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor.

1983: A report on the history of Labor Day. 41 years ago, Chronicle delved into the history of the federal holiday. ... Back in 1983 Chronicle produced a program on the history of Labor Day.

In the years that followed, a handful of cities and states began to adopt laws recognizing Labor Day. President Grover Cleveland signed a congressional act in 1894 making it a federal holiday.

In the years that followed, a handful of cities and states began to adopt laws recognizing Labor Day. President Grover Cleveland signed a congressional act in 1894 making it a federal holiday.

In the years that followed, a handful of cities and states began to adopt laws recognizing Labor Day. President Grover Cleveland signed a congressional act in 1894 making it a federal holiday.