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  1. Pioneering Nations: First Countries to Recognize Workers' Day: While over 150 countries celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1st, often linked to the Haymarket affair in the U.S., the U.S. and Canada observe Labor Day on the first Monday of September.
  2. US Labor Day's Birth: Key Events Leading to Federal Recognition: The first Labor Day parade occurred in New York City on September 5, 1882, organized by the Central Labor Union, and by 1894, 23 states had adopted the holiday before President Grover Cleveland signed it into federal law on June 28, 1894, following the Pullman Strike.
  3. Founding Figures: Who Championed the First Labor Day: Both Peter J. McGuire, co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, and Matthew Maguire, a machinist and secretary of the Central Labor Union, are credited with proposing Labor Day in 1882, though historical records remain debated.

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