Historical perspectives: Terre Haute commemorates first Labor Day on Sept. 2, 1889
Terre Haute commemorates first Labor Day on Sept. 2, 1889
| Description: |
This article describes the role of Eugene Debs in the 1894 strike against the Great Northern Railroad. This strike led President Grover Cleveland to establish a Labor Day federal holiday. The article also describes Terre Hautes Labor Day celebrations which had begun in 1889. |
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| Origin: | 2012 |
| Created By: |
McCormick, Mike |
| Publisher: |
Terre Haute Tribune Star |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/vcpl/id/10350 |
| Collection: |
Vigo County Public Library |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
Copyright Undetermined |
| Subjects: |
Debs, Eugene V., (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 Labor unions -- United States Holidays Labor Famous Hoosiers |
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