Obama rebrands worker's rights day (Mayday), "Loyalty" day. Loyalty to State, that is.

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13. Loyalty Day has been recognized by every president since its inception.

Due to the need to conserve my energies, I pick my battles and this is way down on my list of why I'm pissed at Barack.

The holiday was first observed in 1921, during the First Red Scare. It was originally called "Americanization Day," and it was intended to replace the May 1 ("May Day&quot celebration of the International Workers' Day,[citation needed] which commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago.

Loyalty Day is celebrated with parades and ceremonies in several U.S. communities, like Batavia, Illinois, although many people in the United States remain unaware of it. Although a legal holiday, it is not a federal holiday, and is not commonly observed.

During the second Red scare, it was made an official holiday by the U.S. Congress on July 18, 1958 (Public Law 85-529). Following the passage of this law, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed May 1, 1959, the first official observance of Loyalty Day. With the exception of Eisenhower in 1959 and 1960, Loyalty Day has been recognized with an official proclamation every year by every president since its inception as a legal holiday in 1958.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Day