: The first Labor Day parade took place on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 , in New York City. Organized by the Central Labor Union, roughly 10,000 workers took unpaid leave to march from City Hall to 42nd Street.
May Day was chosen to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket Affair in Chicago, where a labor protest turned violent. Labor Day
: This old fashion "rule" likely began in the late Victorian era as a way for the social elite to distinguish themselves from the working class by stowing away summer whites after vacation. : The first Labor Day parade took place