
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: The pen that President William Howard Taft used to sign the legislation the created the cabinet-level U.S. Department of Labor is displayed on March 4, 1913, on display on the fourth day of the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall on June 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Freedom 250-backed Great American State Fair celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States runs through July 10th. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)


