Labor Day
noun
: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as
a
: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday
b
: May 1 in many countries
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Cresson volunteer firefighter Richard Ward was the first person to arrive at the scene of the crash, three minutes and 53 seconds after receiving the dispatch on Labor Day evening.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
Gas prices have been relatively steady in the fall and late summer, decreasing toward a $3-per-gallon national average after Labor Day and as autumn began.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Melissa appears tied for the strongest landfall on record, alongside Hurricane Dorian, which struck the Bahamas in 2019 with winds of 185 mph, and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which hit the Florida Keys with the same force.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Melissa is the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the Atlantic, tied with the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane for both wind speed (185 mph) and pressure (892 mb).
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
Gas prices have been relatively steady in the fall and late summer, decreasing toward a $3-per-gallon national average after Labor Day and as autumn began.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
Melissa appears tied for the strongest landfall on record, alongside Hurricane Dorian, which struck the Bahamas in 2019 with winds of 185 mph, and the 1935 Labor Day hurricane, which hit the Florida Keys with the same force.
—Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Melissa is the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the Atlantic, tied with the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane for both wind speed (185 mph) and pressure (892 mb).
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Labor Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Labor%20Day. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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