In article , Charlie wrote:
On Fri, 01 May 2009 17:47:54 -0700, Billy
wrote:
May 1, 1886
The Struggle for the Eight-Hour Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_Riot
May Day parade and strikes
You big dope......didn't you know that this was replaced by Loyalty
Day? What are ya' some sorta damned commie pinko, huh?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Day
Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set
aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for
the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.
The holiday was first observed in 1921[2] as "Americanization Day,"[3]
and was intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day on
May Day (May 1), an internationally celebrated holiday which was
perceived as communist.
Loyalty Day is celebrated with parades and ceremonies in several U.S.
communities, although many people in the United States remain unaware
of it. Although a legal holiday, it is not a federal holiday, and is
not commonly observed.
It was made an official holiday by the U.S. Congress on July 18, 1958
(Public Law 85-529).[4][5] Following the passage of this law,
President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed May 1, 1959 the first
official observance of Loyalty Day. [6]
In 2007 President George W. Bush issued an official proclamation of
the May 1, 2007 Loyalty Day in accordance with the 1958 Congressional
declaration,[7] as have many of his predecessors:
* Bill Clinton, proclamation 6556 (May 1, 1993) [8]
* George H. W. Bush, proclamation 5962 (April 28, 1989) [9]
* Ronald Reagan, proclamation 4836 (April 14, 1981) [10]
* Jimmy Carter, proclamation 4493 (March 23, 1977) [11]
* Gerald Ford, proclamation 4354 (March 4, 1975) [12]
* John F. Kennedy, proclamation 3528 (April 18, 1963) [13]
As did our newest prez....
http://polfeeds.com/item/Proclamatio...day-Regarding-
Loyalty-Day
Eff 'em all. This isn't about an -ism. It's about R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Charlie
"Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made
up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the
earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I
am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there
is a soul in prison, I am not free."
------- Eugene V. Debs:
Freedom is a constant struggle. It was purchased with the precious blood
of men and women, like you and I, dreaming of a better day for all our
children. Don't give back an inch. All work is worthy of respect.
Write your Representatives to vote no on HR 875
http://www.opednews.com/articles/A-s...-by-Linn-Cohen
-Cole-090314-67.html
I believe that liberty is the only genuinely valuable thing that men
have invented, at least in the field of government, in a thousand years.
I believe that it is better to be free than to be not free, even when
the former is dangerous and the latter safe. I believe that the finest
qualities of man can flourish only in free air - that progress made
under the shadow of the policeman's club is false progress, and of no
permanent value. I believe that any man who takes the liberty of another
into his keeping is bound to become a tyrant, and that any man who yields
up his liberty, in however slight the measure, is bound to become a
slave.
- H. L. Mencken
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- Billy
"For the first time in the history of the world, every human being
is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the
moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI29wVQN8Go
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072040.html