Armagnac, like cognac, is brandy distilled from grapes and aged in oak barrels. However, it is traditionally only single distilled, unlike cognac, although there are some whicâ¦h are double distilled. Armagnac, like cognac, is brandy distilled from grapes and aged in oak barrels.
Â­For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since 1894. Â­Â­Labor unions themselves celebrated the first labor days in the United States, although there's some speculation as to exactly who came up with the idea.
WASHINGTON -- Most people know Labor Day as an extra day off of work. Fewer know the holiday comes from a time when the government was offing workers. It all started with a bad recession in the early 1890s that reduced demand for railway cars, prompting Chicago railway magnate George Pullman to lay off workers and reduce wages.