Labor Day???

I am an American. I was born that way, so I really had no choice in the matter...but regardless, I enjoy being from my country. I know that Americans can be loud, annoying and arrogant, but we all aren't that way. Every country has its undesirable types, but if you judge the whole country on those few, then you are just showing your own ignorance.
Here in my country we have certain holidays. Every country has these. We have holidays remembering those solders who serve and/or died in our country's armed forces. We celebrate when we became a nation. We have a day to recognize our Presidents. We have a holiday today though, that I have no idea what it is for. It is very sad. I have been an American, celebrating this holiday for 28 years now, and I have no idea why!! It is Labor Day today. Whoop-di-do! I get a day off of school and if I am working, maybe a day off of work. That is all I know about it! But a day off is always good...
So I did some research and I came up with this.
Not a very exciting artical, or holiday. Nothing is being commemorated. They really don't know who started it. It is just a "working man's holiday". If you make it through the whole artical then you will notice that the first state to vote it into law was...yes, Oregon. Oregon is always on the cutting edge of liberal legislation, about the olny bad thing I can say about the state.
But at least I can say that I now know why I am getting a day off today, that is good...