Holiday History
The United States is one of nine countries that observe the holiday in September, much of the rest of the world celebrates in this month.
What is May?
The largest operating union in the United States in the 1890's represented these workers.
What are railroad workers?
Pardon me, boy
Is that the Chattanooga choo choo? (yes yes)
Track twenty-nine, Boy, you can gimme a shine
Can you afford To board a Chattanooga choo choo
I've got my fare And just a trifle to spare
You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
Dinner in the diner Nothing could be finer
Then to have your ham an' eggs in Carolina
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
Shovel all the coal in Gotta keep it rollin'
Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are
There's gonna be a certain party at the station
Satin and lace I used to call "funny face"
She's gonna cry Until I tell her that I'll never roam
So Chattanooga choo choo
Won't you choo-choo me home?
A tribe in Africa whose diet consists mostly of these tubers was found to have very high rates of twins and multiple births.
What are yams?
Side By Side - (Kay Starr/1953)
Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, maybe we're ragged and funny
But we'll travel along, singin' a song, side by side
Don't know what's comin' tomorrow, maybe it's trouble and sorrow
But we'll travel the road, sharin' our load, side by side
Through all kinds of weather, what if the sky should fall?
Just as long as we're together, it doesn't matter at all
When they've all had their quarrels and parted
We'll be the same as we started
Just travelin' along, singin' our song, side by side
Around 300,000 workers left this field between February 2020 and May 2022, a nearly 3% drop according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
What is teaching/education?
Teach Me, Tonight
Did you say I've got a lot to learn? Well don't think I'm tryin' not to learn
Since this is the perfect spot to learn, teach me tonight
Starting with the A B C of it, right down to the X Y Z of it
Help me solve the mystery of it, Teach me tonight
The sky's a black board high above you If a shooting star goes by
I'll use that star to write I love you - A thousand times across the sky
One thing isn't very clear, my love
Should the teacher stand so near, my love?
Graduation's almost here, my love
Come on and teach me tonight
On Sept. 5, 1882, union leaders in this city organized what’s thought to be the first Labor Day parade. Tens of thousands of labor union members—bricklayers, jewelers, typographers, dress and cloak makers, and many other tradespeople—took unpaid leave and marched with their locals.
What is New York?
A 2013 study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research reviewed international labor laws impacting 21 wealthy countries, finding that the United States is the only advanced economy that does not require employers to provide what?
What is "paid vacation time"
A baby comes into the world with more of these than an adult.
What are bones?
Baby face
You've got the cutest little mmm baby face
There's not another who could take your place
Baby face
My poor heart's jumpin'
You sure have started somethin'
Baby face
I'm up in heaven
When i'm in your firm embrace
I didn't need a shove 'cause I
I fell in love with your pretty baby face
Twenty-seven percent of American adults in 2021 considered themselves to be this employment status.
What is retired?
Missed the Saturday dance
Heard they crowded the floor
Couldn't bear it without you
Don't get around much anymore
I thought I'd visit the club
Got as far as the door
They'd have asked me about you
Don't get around much anymore
Well darling, I guess that my mind's more at ease
But nevertheless, why stir up memories?
Been invited on dates
Might have gone but what for
It's awfully different without you
Don't get around much anymore
During the Pullman crisis in 1894, this president signed a bill into law on June 28 of that year, declaring Labor Day a national holiday.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
Daisy Bell - Edward M. Favor/1894
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do
I'm half crazy all for the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage
I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two
Michael, Michael, here is your answer true:
I'm not crazy all for the likes of you.
If you can't afford a carriage,
There won't be any marriage,
'Cause I'll be damned if I'll be crammed
On a bicycle built for two.
Between 1865 and 1920 this US City served as a center for the creation and publication of working-class protest songs and poetry.
What is Chicago?
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole/1965
L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore can
Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it, take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you
Babies born in this month are the heaviest.
What is May?
Though April showers may come your way,
They bring the flowers that bloom in May.
So if it's raining, have no regrets,
Because it isn't raining rain, you know, (It's raining violets,)
And where you see clouds upon the hills,
You soon will see crowds of daffodils,
So keep on looking for a blue bird, And list'ning for his song,
Whenever April showers come along.
A cable network launched in 1993, pushing the culinary world into the spotlight and turning regular chefs into what?
What is the "celebrity chef"?
Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams/1951
Say, hey, good lookin', what you got cookin'?
How's about cookin' something up with me?
Hey, sweet baby, don't you think maybe
We could find us a brand new recipe?
I got a hot rod Ford and a two dollar bill
And I know a spot right over the hill
There's soda pop and the dancin's free
So if you wanna have fun, come along with me
Say, hey, good lookin', what you got cookin'?
How's about cookin' something up with me
Coco Chanel bucked a trend in the 1920s when she officially made this a permanent staple in her wardrobe, regardless of the season.
What is "white"?
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue - Art Landry/1925
Five foot two, eyes of blue
But oh, what those five foot could do
Has anybody seen my gal?
Turned up nose, turned down hose
Never had no other beaus
Has anybody seen my girl?
Now if you run into a
Five foot two, covered with fur
Diamond rings and all those things
Betcha' life it isn't here
But could she love, could she woo?
Could she, could she, could she coo?
Has anybody seen my gal?
The first recorded instance of a worker strike in America occurred in this decade, when journeymen tailors protested a wage reduction.
What is the 1760s? (1768)
Yankee Doodle
When push comes to shove, the uterus could easily adapt to this situation in active labor.
What is unconsciousness?
Wake Up Little Susie
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
We've both been sound asleep
Wake up, little Susie and weep
The movie's over, it's four o'clock
And we're in trouble deep
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, what are we gonna tell your mama?
What are we gonna tell your pa'?
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say
"Ooh, la, la"?
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
If you study midges, what field are you in?
What is "entomology"?
99.44 percent of the time the Thursday after Labor Day is the unofficial beginning of this.
What is NFL football season?
Iowa Fight Song - Meredith Wilson/1950
The word is "Fight! Fight! Fight! for Iowa"
Let every loyal Iowan sing
The word is "Fight! Fight! Fight! for Iowa"
Until the walls and rafters ring
Come on and cheer, cheer, cheer for Iowa
Come on and cheer until you hear the final gun
The word is "Fight! Fight! Fight! for Iowa"
Until the game is won
Married people are twice as likely as singles to do this (G-rated) activity.
What is "go to church"?
Ma! (He's Makin' Eyes at Me) - Clare/Conrad
Ma, he's makin' eyes at me!
Ma he's awful nice to me!
Ma he's almost breaking my heart,
I'm beside him, Mercy!
Let his conscience guide him!
Ma, he wants to marry me,
Be my honey bee.
Ev'ry minute he gets bolder,
Now he's leaning on my shoulder,
Ma, he's kissing me!
When the fetus' lungs are mature, they produce two of these, which seem to produce an inflammatory response in the uterus that begins the labor process.
What are proteins?
There are about this many orinthologists in the United States.
What is 6000?
Bye Bye Blackbird
Pack up all my care and woe,
Here i go, singing low,
Bye, bye, blackbird.
Where somebody waits for me,
Sugar is sweet, so is she,
Bye, bye, blackbird.
No one here can love and understand me,
Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me.
Make my bed and light the light,
I'll arrive late tonight,
Blackbird, bye, bye.