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Congress quickly passed an act making Labor Day a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
Ogilvie’s successor, Gov. Dan Walker, signed a bill creating the legal holiday while also approving a measure to prohibit the state from ordering busing to achieve racial balance in public schools.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
In 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday and President Grover Cleveland signed it into law.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1884, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
Ogilvie’s successor, Gov. Dan Walker, signed a bill creating the legal holiday while also approving a measure to prohibit the state from ordering busing to achieve racial balance in public schools.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
In 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday and President Grover Cleveland signed it into law.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
By 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1884, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
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Because at roughly the same time, Christmas was also changing and becoming virtually two holidays: a spiritual holy day that focused on the Good News of the birth of Jesus Christ, and a secular commercial phenomenon that had little to do with Christianity at all.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The early Christian church established the holy days, All Saints’ Day (or All Hallows’ Day) and All Souls’ Day, to honor saints and the recently departed.Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
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Intel adds to two new directors Intel has named former ASML CEO Eric Meurice and Microchip Technology interim CEO Steve Sanghi to its board of directors, CNBC reported.Julia Shapero, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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Following various side projects for its members during the interim, Soundgarden reconvened in 2010, and remained active until the passing of frontman Chris Cornell in 2017.Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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The capitalist feast is ironic given the franchise’s anti-capitalist critique, and Netflix has received criticism for it.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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From life-size streetcars to lobby bars, these imaginative gingerbread displays are a festive feast for your eyes.Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Gather your hair into a bun, protecting it with a transparent film or shower cap, and apply heat for 2 or 3 minutes, at 15-minute intervals, 2 or 3 times.Ana Morales, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2024
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And then William said to me in the interval, ‘Don’t worry.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Legal holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20holiday. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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