It's Labor Day... But How Did It Originate?

HigherIQ · Sep 7, 2026 · 5m

00:00 — Introduction 00:12 — The Company Town That Sparked a National Crisis 02:07 — The Holiday Nobody Asked For 03:48 — What the Holiday Became 04:48 — Wrap Up Sources: - The Deadly Railroad Strike That Led to the Labor Day Holiday: https://www.history.com/articles/labor-day-pullman-railway-strike-origins - Pullman Strike - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman_Strike - Pullman Strike - Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pullman-Strike - Labor Day - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day - Haymarket Affair - Wikipedia…