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 In 1887, he openly backed the September Labor Day holiday as a less provocative option, ultimately establishing the day as a federal holiday in the United States through a statute he signed in 1894.[([[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-labor-day|nationalgeographic]])]
+===== Loyalty Day =====
+On May 1, the United States has observed Loyalty Day and Law Day since the mid-1950s. Unlike Labor Day, neither is a legitimate public holiday (government offices and most companies do not close to observe), therefore they have remained relatively unknown.[([[https://time.com/3836834/may-day-labor-history/|time]])]
+===== Two-Week Vacations =====
+Many people take two-week vacations during the two weeks after Labor Day. Many autumn activities, such as school and sports, start around this time.[([[https://nationaltoday.com/labor-day/|nationaltoday]])]
+===== School Districts =====
+Many school districts in the United States restart courses around the Labor Day vacation weekend. Some start the week before Labor Day, making Labor Day weekend the first three-day weekend of the school year, while others return on the Tuesday after Labor Day.[([[https://www.ramflat.com/happy-labor-day-with-some-labor-day-history/|ramflat]])]
+===== Virginia =====
+In the U.S. state of Virginia, the amusement park industry has successfully lobbied for legislation requiring most school districts in the state to have their first day of school after Labor Day, in order to give families another weekend to visit amusement parks in the state.[([[https://www.mansellmedia.net/post/interesting-labor-day-facts|mansellmedia]])]
+===== U.S Football =====
+Labor Day weekend marks the start of various autumn sports in the United States. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) teams normally play their first games that weekend, while the National Football League (NFL) usually plays their first game on the Thursday after Labor Day.[([[https://www.mhsaa.com/sports/football/stories/football-fridays-welcome-our-house|mhsaa]])]
+===== Southern 500 NASCAR =====
+From 1950 until 2003, and since 2015, the Southern 500 NASCAR car race was staged over Labor Day weekend at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.[([[https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2015/09/02/darlington-southern-500-labor-day-weekend-tradition-history/71600684/|usatoday]])]
+===== National Hot Rod Association =====
+That weekend, the National Hot Rod Association holds the finals of the NHRA U.S. Nationals drag race at Indianapolis Raceway Park.[([[https://www.visithendrickscounty.com/events/racing/nhra/|visithendrickscounty]])]

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