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TGIF: Where did the weekend come from?

Forever Ago

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The Rise of the Weekend

In the 1870s, US workers started organizing into labor unions. The idea of limiting worker hours didn't really take off until the early 1900s. Henry Ford made headlines when he announced his company would pay $5 a day for 8 hours of work.

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