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Likewise, the Modern Hebrew name for Monday is yom-sheni (יום שני). While in North America, Sunday is the first day of the week, the Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization places Monday as the first day of the week in its ISO 8601 standard. Monday is xīngqīyī (星期一) in Chinese, meaning "day one of the week".
In 1887, Oregon became the first state of the United States to make Labor Day an official public holiday. By 1894, thirty U.S. states were already officially celebrating Labor Day. In that year, shortly after the Pullman Strike, the Congress passed a bill recognizing the first Monday of September as Labor Day and making it an official federal ...
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The holiday is observed on the third Monday of January, and is combined with other holidays in several states. February 15–21 (3rd Monday) Washington's Birthday: 1879 Honors George Washington, Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army, and the first U.S. president, who was born on February 22, 1732.
Except in the case of 1 January falling on a Monday, this Week 1 includes the last day(s) of the previous year. If 1 January falls on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, then 1 January is considered to be part of the last week of the previous year. Week 1 will begin on the first Monday after 1 January. Examples:
The first Labor Day celebration in the U.S. took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882, when some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor.
This year's Labor Day parade starts at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 2, in Downtown Peoria. Labor Day furniture sales Labor Day is known as a prime time for furniture and home decor sales.
The following definitions based on properties of this week are mutually equivalent, since the ISO week starts with Monday: It is the first week with a majority (4 or more) of its days in January. Its first day is the Monday nearest to 1 January. It has 4 January in it.