First Monday of September
First Tuesday of November
Fourth Thursday of November
Last Monday of May
1882
1876
1894
1901
New York City
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Barbecues
Fireworks
Parades
Gift exchanges
Central Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
To honor workers
To celebrate independence
To commemorate veterans
To mark the start of school