1914: Babe Ruth, famous New York Yankee who was first a member of the Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball team, hit his first major league home run. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, the first class.

1882: Some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America's first Labor Day parade. After marching from City Hall, past reviewing stands in Union Square, and then uptown to 42nd Street, the workers and their families gathered in Wendel's Elm Park for a picnic, concert, and speeches. This first Labor Day celebration was eagerly organized and executed by New York's Central Labor Union, an umbrella group made up of representatives from many local unions. (Source: Library of Congress)