This Day in History

1868 - United States of America approves 40 hour work week for Federal workers.  

1995 - Russia and United States of America create MIR Space Station, the largest space ship to date.

1894 - United States of America creates Labor Day and makes it a national holiday. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/01/us/what-is-labor-day.html

1574- Italian renovator of medieval churches, Giorgio Vasari, is born

1870- the 1st part of the Atlantic City Boardwalk opens in New Jersey.

1894- The American Railway Union goes on strike.

1964- The Eiffel Tower is named a historical monument.

1998- Construction begins for the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

1870- America’s first Boardwalk is invented

1675- Construction started on St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England.