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September 1, 2008: Labor Day in the U.S. is celebrated to honor laborers on the first Monday in September.

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Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)

July 3, 1962: Jackie Robinson Inducted into Hall of Fame

1800s : 1840 - 1850

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"Grant at the Capture of the City of Mexico"

Campaign Print of William Henry Harrison's Log Cabin

Campaign Print of William Henry Harrison's Log Cabin

"The Trap Sprung! The Kinderhook Fox Caught!"

"The Political Dancing Jack - a Holiday gift for Sucking Whigs"

"The People's Line -- Take Care of the Locomotive" This political cartoon from the 1840 presidential election depicts President Martin Van Buren driving "Uncle Sam's Cab." The cab has crashed on a pile of "Clay" (a reference to Senator Henry Clay) and is about to be knocked over by Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in the form of a locomotive. Harrison's locomotive is pulling a train made up of his campaign symbols of a log cabin and barrel of hard cider.

Harrison, Union, Liberty and Independence

Harrison, Union, Liberty and Independence

"Westward the March of Empire Takes Its Flight"

"Log Cabin Anecdotes"

"The Life and Public Services of William Henry Harrison"

Harrison Campaign Bandanna of 1840

Harrison Campaign Bandanna of 1840

"Whig Gathering Song and Chorus"

"The Whig Parade During the Hard Cider Campaign"

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