TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, September 2, 2013

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Today is Labor Day, a United States federal holiday that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers. I have some trivia for you about Labor Day and its history. Be sure to give yourself a pat on the back for all of the hard work you do!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased."

HINT: (1723-1790), Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy.


RANDOM TIDBITS
Labor Day in Canada began in 1872 in Toronto but quickly made its way south to the U.S. Originally it began as a significant demonstration demanding rights for workers.

The first U.S. Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, planned by the Central Labor Union. The Labor Day parade of about 10,000 workers took unpaid leave and marched from City Hall past Union Square uptown to 42nd street, and ended in Wendel's Elm Park at 92nd Street and 9th Avenue for a concert, speeches, and a picnic.

Oregon was the first state to make Labor Day a holiday in 1887.

On June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.

In the late 1800s the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks to eke out a basic living. Children as young as 5-6 years old worked in factories and mines.

The year in which the 8-hour day was firmly established was 1916 with the passage of the Adamson Act. This was the first federal law regulating hours of workers in private companies.

(www.forbes.com)


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased."

ANSWER: Adam Smith.

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