Reminders from Our Flag
for Monday, September 2, 2019
... LABOR DAY ...
for Monday, September 2, 2019
... LABOR DAY ...
"Each year, Labor Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions that working men and women make to our nation, our economy and our collective prosperity. It gives us a chance to show gratitude for workers' grit, dedication, ingenuity and strength, which define our nation's character."
-Tom P.
-Tom P.
Half-Staff Alerts for September 2
Half-Staff Alerts for September 2
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 48 of 50 States.
The TEXAS STATE FLAG across Texas is half-staff.
And, in TEXAS (San Antonio) and MASSACHUSETTS (Chicopee) there are local half-staffs of U.S. Flag ordered.
GO HERE to read about today's half-staffs and their honorees
The U.S. Flag is FULL STAFF across 48 of 50 States.
The TEXAS STATE FLAG across Texas is half-staff.
And, in TEXAS (San Antonio) and MASSACHUSETTS (Chicopee) there are local half-staffs of U.S. Flag ordered.
GO HERE to read about today's half-staffs and their honorees
[ Note: Flag Steward reinforces why it claims to have the most accurate and comprehensive half-staff alerts for USA: Flags Express, HalfStaff.org, Colonial Flag app, and Legacy all are missing the statewide TX STATE FLAG half-staff order, as well as, the local orders in TX (San Antonio) & MA (Chicopee). Although , FlagNotify has the TX half-staff order, it does not have the local half-staff orders for TX & MA. ]
Today's Moment to Remember
[ First labor demonstration parade in NYC - Sept 5, 1882 = public domain image ]
Today is Labor Day
The first Labor Day celebration was a parade held on September 5, 1882, to showcase a variety of labor organizations in New York City (NYC). With the success and growth of the parade, labor leaders began pursuing a national 'Labor Day' through the rest of the 1880s. The Pullman Strike of 1894 in Chicago, where US Army and US Marshal members shot and killed workers holding a labor strike (protest), sped up the approval for the Labor Day holiday. Within 6 days of this sad event, Congress passed and President Grover Cleveland signed the law establishing Labor Day. It is celebrated on the first Monday of September.
The first Labor Day celebration was a parade held on September 5, 1882, to showcase a variety of labor organizations in New York City (NYC). With the success and growth of the parade, labor leaders began pursuing a national 'Labor Day' through the rest of the 1880s. The Pullman Strike of 1894 in Chicago, where US Army and US Marshal members shot and killed workers holding a labor strike (protest), sped up the approval for the Labor Day holiday. Within 6 days of this sad event, Congress passed and President Grover Cleveland signed the law establishing Labor Day. It is celebrated on the first Monday of September.
[ In the U.S., P. J. McGuire, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), is often called the father of Labor Day. ]
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Thanks for reviewing today's 'Reminders for Our Flag'
- a service from the Flag Steward program
Now go 'Be a stud citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
- a service from the Flag Steward program
Now go 'Be a stud citizen' today by ...
... picking up and disposing of 2 pieces of trash that will help
keep America beautiful !!!
In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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