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: The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as "hot dog season," during which Americans consume an estimated 7 billion hot dogs. Global Context (May Day vs. Labor Day)

: Following the violent Pullman Strike in 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation on June 28, 1894, making Labor Day a federal legal holiday. This was partly an effort to reconcile with organized labor after the strike. Labor Day

: In 1968, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act ensured Labor Day and several other holidays would always fall on Mondays to provide three-day weekends for workers. Labor Day | Meaning, History, & Facts - Britannica : The period between Memorial Day and Labor

The U.S. government intentionally chose the September date to avoid the socialist and radical connotations associated with May Day at the time. This was partly an effort to reconcile with