It feels like we just celebrated the Fourth of July, but now we're already looking forward to another federal holiday. That's right, Labor Day is just around the corner. Labor Day falls in September.

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A 1934 Labor Day parade in Gastonia, North Carolina, composed of ten-thousand labor strikers.. Photo: Getty Images From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark ...

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Fall is on the way, and pretty soon the temperatures will start to drop along with the leaves. And we are already looking forward to another federal holiday. Labor Day happens in September every year.