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1 day ago · The 1935 Labor Day Hurricane was one of the most intense and deadly hurricanes to impact the United States. This Category 5 hurricane made landfall in the Florida Keys on 2nd September 1935, setting several records due to its strength and the damage caused.
1 day ago · This catastrophic event marked the deadliest hurricane to hit Florida since the tragic 1935 Labor Day hurricane. With wind speeds peaking at 160 mph, the storm claimed 161 lives.
1 day ago · Hurricane Audrey: Tropical cyclone: Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama: $147,000,000 (1957) 408 1935 1935 Labor Day hurricane: Tropical cyclone: Florida
2 days ago · FEC 4-8-2 447 and the 1935 Hurricane. A recent book on the Key West Extension (Last Train To Paradise) discusses the rescue train of Sept. 1935, during the hurricane that wiped out the line (and much of anything man-made on the Keys). FEC 4-8-2 447 was handing the ill-fated rescue train, and photos taken after the storm show it still on the ...
2 days ago · The 10 highest rainfall amounts from tropical cyclones in the contiguous United States since 1950. Amelia 1978 held the record until [1] Hurricane Harvey dropped 60.58 inches (1538.7 mm) in 2017. [1] Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants on the United States Mainland Highest-known totals. Precipitation.
1 day ago · Most intense in the Western Hemisphere: 872 hPa (25.75 inHg); eye of Hurricane Patricia over the eastern Pacific Ocean, 23 October 2015. Most intense ever recorded on land: 892 hPa (26.35 inHg); Craig Key, Florida, United States, eye of the Labor Day Hurricane, 2 September 1935.
4 days ago · Labor Day, in the United States and Canada, holiday (first Monday in September) honouring workers and recognizing their contributions to society. In many other countries May Day serves a similar purpose. Learn the origin of Labor Day in the United States. Labor Day parade in New York, New York, 1909.
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- When is Labor Day?Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada. In 2020 Labor Day is on September 7.
- What is the purpose of Labor Day?The purpose of Labor Day is to honour workers and recognize their contributions to society.
- Where did Labor Day come from?Union leader Peter J. McGuire is generally given credit for the idea of Labor Day in the United States, but it was likely another leader, Matthew M...
- What is Labor Day weekend?Because many workers are not required to work on Labor Day, which is on a Monday, the weekend before the holiday has become known as Labor Day week...
- What is the difference between Labor Day and May Day?Though Labor Day and May Day are both holidays intended to honour labourers, U.S. President Grover Cleveland was uneasy with the socialist origins...
