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Labor Day Began as a Fight Over Workers' Rights and Recognition

13 hours 16 minutes ago
Labor Day began not as a celebration, but as an argument over whose work mattered. For many people, the holiday means a long weekend, store sales, and the informal end of summer. Yet its roots are much more serious. Labor Day grew out of a time when many workers in the United States faced long hours, low pay, dangerous conditions, and almost no legal protection. The holiday was created to honor their role in building the country—and to recognize the pressure workers used to demand fairer

This Day in Music History: Gershwin's 'Porgy and Bess,' Beatlemania and Michael Jackson's Chart First

13 hours 20 minutes ago
This Day in Music History: September 2 On Sept. 2, 1935, George Gershwin put his signature on the completed orchestral score for Porgy and Bess , a milestone in the effort to create a distinctly American opera. The work, drawn from DuBose Heyward’s novel and play Porgy , brought classical writing into conversation with jazz, blues, spirituals and folk-inflected music. Its songs, including “Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So” and “Bess, You Is My

September 2 in History: World War II Ends, Great Fire of London Starts

13 hours 27 minutes ago
On September 2, 1945, World War II formally came to an end when Japanese representatives signed the instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The fighting had already been halted by Japan’s acceptance of Allied terms in August, but this ceremony mattered because it marked the official close of the deadliest war in human history. At the time, it signaled relief for millions after years of global conflict, occupation, bombing, and mass loss of life. It still matters

Upcoming Riverbend events include festivals, markets and Labor Day weekend traditions

13 hours 56 minutes ago
Upcoming Events Bring Festivals, Music and Markets to the Riverbend The Riverbend calendar is packed with Labor Day weekend traditions, live music, markets, family activities and community celebrations. Find even more upcoming happenings on the complete RiverBender.com Events calendar. First Fridays in Downtown Troy returns Friday, Sept. 4, in Downtown Troy with entertainment, live music, bar and restaurant specials from downtown businesses, local shopping, street vendors, food trucks an

Legal aid for immigrant kids remains in question after Trump administration pulls contract

14 hours 3 minutes ago
WASHINGTON— More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant youth remain at risk of losing their legal representation, one month after the Trump administration ended a federal contract with an organization that provided legal services to migrant children, advocates and attorneys said Tuesday. Most of those children who initially had attorneys through funding provided by Congress still have […]
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