International Workers' Day grew, a variety of days were chosen by trade unionists as a day to celebrate labour. In the United States and Canada, a September holiday, called Labor or Labour Day, was first proposed in the 1880s. In 1882, Matthew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed a Labor Day holiday on the first Monday of September while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union (CLU) of New York. Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882, after witnessing the annual labour festival held in Toronto, Canada. In 1887, Oregon
First Congress on the French Language in Canada the vows: Concerning secondary education, its vows were: The literary section's vows were: The three sub-sections of the propaganda section formulated numerous vows. Sub-section A (associations) wanted: Sub-section B (family, social relations, the press, etc.): Sub-section C (commerce, industry, the arts and sciences): First Congress on the French Language in Canada The First Congress on the French Language in Canada (French: "Premier Congrès de la langue française au Canada") was held in Quebec City from June 24 to June 30, 1912. Its stated objective was to "examine the questions raised by the defence, the culture and the development of the