What Are We Celebrating Today -- Monday,...

Happy Labor Day!!! The first Labor Day was held celebrated in New York City on September 5, 1882 and was started by the Central Labor Union in New York City. In 1884, it was moved to the first Monday in September where it is celebrated today. Labor Day quickly became popular and one state after another voted it as a holiday. On June 28, 1894, the U.S. congress voted it a national holiday. I hope all of you were out and celebrated today.

So, what else are we celebrating.....

1). Skyscraper Day: Skyscrapers are truly engineering and architectural marvels and today is the day to celebrate them. In many crowded cities, space is in short supply, and real estate prices are ever increasing, so building "up" becomes more and more logical. The tallest skyscraper in the world is in Dubai and is over 2700 feet tall. Yikes! You're not getting me to stay in a room higher than the 7th floor. Hook and ladder trucks can definitely reach that high....but not that much higher.

Wow, I guess that is the only other holiday for today. I did hear something about Empty Chair Day.....if someone wants to elaborate.

Comments: 21

Jeff R. Sep 3, 2012, 10:44pm UTC

Thank you for sharing...

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Sassy *bacon makes me happy* Cat Sep 3, 2012, 11:17pm UTC

what Jeff said

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Larry H. Sep 3, 2012, 11:24pm UTC

thanks for sharing...

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Connie Chun Sep 3, 2012, 11:34pm UTC

I wish we can Labor Day every month!

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Karen E. Sep 4, 2012, 12:01am UTC

Cool!

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Connie C. Sep 4, 2012, 1:04am UTC

Empty chair day? That reminds me of the book review you just wrote. Nope, not gonna go there. . . .

Janet "Jax" B. Sep 4, 2012, 1:22am UTC

LOL...go ahead....

Connie C. Sep 4, 2012, 1:44am UTC

Congratulations on being a published author!

You go girl!!! I am so proud of you, my dear friend.

Janet "Jax" B. Sep 4, 2012, 1:56am UTC

Sorta' published I guess. LOL. Now hopefully we can get a lot of people to download it and read it.....

Connie C. Sep 4, 2012, 2:05am UTC

I downloaded it earlier today. I will be going to bed with gather authors all week this week. Shhh!! don't tell.

Connie C. Sep 4, 2012, 2:06am UTC

No sorta' about it! You are published now! Woo Hoo for you. I am so proud of you.

Connie C. Sep 4, 2012, 2:59am UTC

The promo is my job. I have sent out two mass emails and added it in the today on gather post. :)

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Diane Huizenga Sep 4, 2012, 1:25am UTC

My dad was an ironworker, he worked on many of the skyscrapers in Chicago.

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Angela M. Sep 4, 2012, 1:42am UTC

empty chair day check this out

Angela M. Sep 4, 2012, 1:43am UTC

if I had known this earlier Id had to post a photo of an empty chair

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Sophie S. Sep 4, 2012, 3:04am UTC

What Sassy said.

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William M. Sep 4, 2012, 1:27pm UTC

I'm not going near a skyscraper but don't mind celebrating them.

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Pam Brittain Sep 4, 2012, 4:28pm UTC

I heard that it should be all over FB, but I'm not a member. Fren did a post that's just too funny. It has something to do with whatever Clint Eastwood said.

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