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Cincinnati Riverfest. The Cincinnati Riverfest (officially the Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks) is an annual festival that takes place on Labor Day weekend on the Ohio River at Cincinnati. It has taken place annually since 1977. The highlight of the event, the fireworks display at 9:05 PM, is one of the largest in the Midwest. [1]
Labor Day. Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. [1] [2] [3] Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements ...
2026 date. October 12 (United States) Frequency. Annual. Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas. Columbus went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on ...
On September 5, 1882, New York City union leaders organized what is now considered the country's first Labor Day parade, according to National Geographic. On this day, 10,000 workers took unpaid ...
Labor Day Parade, float of Women's Trade Union League, New York, 1908 September 7 1908 (United States) The Federal Employers' Liability Act was passed. Also that year, the Erdman Act was further weakened by the Supreme Court when Section 10, related to use of "yellow dog" contracts, was declared unconstitutional (see 1898). 1908 (United States)
The parade is coordinated via a non-profit organisation, The St Patrick’s Day Parade Inc., which is a registered charity in New York. The charity is overseen by a board of directors which, as of 2023, included Sean Lane as chairperson, Ryan Hanlon as vice chairman, Thomas Smyth as president and Hilary Beirne as chief administrative officer . [9]
Here's a look at who's open and closed on Labor Day 2023 and a few things you might not know about the holiday. What is Labor Day? Held on the first Monday of September each year, Labor Day honors ...
Columbus Pride (or Stonewall Columbus Pride Parade) [1] [2] is an LGBTQ festival in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by Stonewall Columbus. The event first took place in 1981, and has grown into the second largest LGBT pride event in the Midwest, behind Chicago. The pride parades typically include marching bands, firetrucks, motorcycles, and floats ...