Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27. But sometimes it gets confused with Labor Day. Here's what makes them different.

Labor Day has been a national holiday since 1894, ... If you didn't already know about them, get to know their work and how they united civil rights groups, labor unions, religious leaders, ...

The first Labor Day occurred in 1882 in New York City under the direction of that city’s Central Labor Union. In the 1800s, ... no religious issues like at Christmas.

Labor Day is a U.S. national holiday held the first Monday every September. Unlike most U.S. holidays, it is a strange celebration without rituals, except for shopping and barbecuing. For most ...

Workers put in more than 12 hours a day, six days a week, when the first Labor Day parade was held in 1882 in New York City. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894.

Labor Day then is also a good time, I believe, to remember the words of 1 Timothy 5:18. For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer is ...

Like nearly a third of U.S. adults, I was raised Catholic. So when Pope Leo XIV was elected, I took note. What stood out to me was not just our shared nationality, but the legacy of his chosen name.