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By Martin Kelly, About.com Guide to American History since 2001

Labor Day

Monday September 4, 2006
On June 28, 1894, Labor Day became an official federal holiday. The legislation said that the first Monday in September would be Labor Day in the District of Columbia and in the U.S. Territories. Each state has passed legislation also proclaiming the first Monday to be Labor Day. Find out what else happened on ">June 28th in American History.

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