September 1, 2009 (Tuesday):
* Labor Day is declared a US national holiday by Congress, 1894
* Emma M. Nutt Day, the first woman telephone operator, 1878
* Lead in paint is declared illegal, 1977
* First federal tax on tobacco, 1862
* Ramadan - First day of Ramadan 2008 (this date changes from year to year.)
o For more than a billion Muslims around the world - including some 8 million in North America - Ramadan is a "month of blessing" marked by prayer, fasting, and charity."
* World World II began, 1939 at 5:30AM when German troops invade Poland.
Birthdays
* Barry Gibb, Musician - Bee Gees, 1946