About Montague Township, NJ & its Heritage: 9/1/19

Eighteenth anniversary of 9/11

Many under the age of twenty are unaware

of the impact of all that happened on that day.

Those of us who lived though it will never forget

where we were, when the first news

of a plane hitting one of the iconic

Twin Towers in NYC reached us.

History Channel video:

A timeline of the attacks on the World Trade Center

in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Made By Messina

September 11th, 2001

First Responders Tribute

This was not easy to make, and

it's not easy to watch,

but ...

when this horrific attack happened,

New York City turned to the first responders

as they fled towards the nightmarish scene.

To all the hero's that day,

I made this video as a thank you.

Uniform or no uniform.

As the events of September 11th

unfolded on our country

the world lost a lot of innocent lives.

These tragedies caused New York City to come together, this country to come together

and the world to come together.

To The Survivors & To The Fallen

We Will Never Forget."

A bit of history about LABOR DAY

1956 postage stamp

How Labor Day Originated

In the spring of 1880, General Secretary P. J. McGuire, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, first originated the observance of a distinct and now holiday- with parade and picnic - to be known as "Labor Day." He broached the idea to several labor men and then to the Central Labor union of New York, and got them to adopt it. The first Monday in September, 1882, was agreed upon as the day for the first public observance of '' Labor Day."

The first attempt was deemed to be so successful by the Central Labor union that it decided to celebrate the first Monday in September every year as labor's holiday. The plan was then indorsed by the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, and by the general assembly of the Knights of Labor. The idea met with favor in other cities and states, and the labor organizations in them observed the day in various ways - by parades, festivals, excursions, or meetings, and have continued to do so. - Carpenter.

from THE EVENING GAZETTE

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1889

Labor Day Parade, Union Square, New York, 1887.
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