Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? | Kenneth C. Davis
TED Talks Daily2 Syys 2024

Why do Americans and Canadians celebrate Labor Day? | Kenneth C. Davis

In the United States and Canada, the first Monday of September is a federal holiday, Labor Day. Originally celebrated in New York City’s Union Square in 1882, Labor Day was organized by unions as a rare day of rest for the overworked during the Industrial Revolution. Kenneth C. Davis illustrates the history of Labor Day from Union Square to today.

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How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village | Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile

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The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots | Giada Gerboni

The incredible potential of flexible, soft robots | Giada Gerboni

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How to get empowered, not overpowered, by AI | Max Tegmark

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What we'll learn about the brain in the next century | Sam Rodriques

What we'll learn about the brain in the next century | Sam Rodriques

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The journey through loss and grief | Jason B. Rosenthal

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In her brutally honest, ironically funny and widely read meditation on death, "You May Want to Marry My Husband," the late author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal gave her husband Jason very public ...

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The discoveries awaiting us in the ocean's twilight zone | Heidi M. Sosik

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Inside the fight against Russia's fake news empire | Olga Yurkova

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Let's turn the high seas into the world's largest nature reserve | Enric Sala

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