Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This 1899 illustration shows a steam plow in Dakota. Before tractors were developed in the early twentieth century, steam plowing ...

Labor Day, at the heart of which was a demand for better treatment of workers, was conceptualised in 1882. At the peak of the Industrial Revolution, the need for a federal holiday for workers was felt ...

Just as Memorial Day unofficially marks the start of summer for many, Labor Day is often seen as marking its end. Now that Independence Day has passed, Labor Day will prompt the next three-day weekend ...