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TGIF: Where did the weekend come from?

Forever Ago

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The Early Closing Movement

In 1879, the word weekend first started being used. It was 100 years after the Industrial Revolution first started in Europe. The same things that happened in Britain happened all over again in the US. And just like in Britain, workers started asking for more time off.

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