The US celebrates Labor Day because of a bloody clash over 100 years ago that left 30 people dead and cost $80 million in damages

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The US celebrates Labor Day because of a bloody clash over 100 years ago that left 30 people dead and cost $80 million in damages
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• Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, after the Pullman strike.• The bloody strike led to 30 deaths and millions of dollars in damage.• The strike prompted Congress and US President Grover Cleveland to establish the holiday.Labor Day tends to be a pretty low-key US holiday.Workers across the