May Day: A Short History of the International Worker's Holiday 1

Labor movement

By Philip S. Foner

May Day was born in the U.S. in 1886 and since 1890 has been celebrated by working people the world over. This history looks at May Day's origins and recounts many highlights of celebrations through the years.

"On this day laborers all over the world should feel the unity of their class as a bond superior to all others, and should give peaceable expression to that feeling in taking a holiday and demonstrating."
-- Milan, Italy correspondent , May 1, 1890.

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