40 Hours to Freedom: The Invention of the Weekend

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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The Two-Day Weekend

02:22 • 2min

3

40 Hours to Freedom, the Invention of the Weekend

04:45 • 3min

4

The New French Republican Calendar

07:41 • 3min

5

The Seven-Day Week

10:52 • 4min

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The History of the Babylonians

15:10 • 2min

7

The Seven-Day Week

17:38 • 2min

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The Seven-Day Cycle

20:03 • 2min

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The Two-Day Weekend

22:32 • 3min

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The Trap Trap of Men's Traps

25:32 • 3min

11

The Industrial Revolution

28:46 • 3min

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The End Quote

32:05 • 2min

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The Industrial Revolution Changed Our Relationship With Time

33:46 • 2min

14

Clocks in Factory Work

35:40 • 3min

15

The Industrial Revolution - The Unofficial Practice

38:19 • 3min

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The Week-End

40:55 • 2min

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Industrial Workers Fought and Died for Time

43:12 • 2min

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What Do They Do With the Starving Intellect?

45:30 • 3min

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The Progress Toward a Shorter Workweek

48:10 • 2min

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The Eight-Hour Song Quote

50:33 • 3min

21

The Chicago Strikes

53:05 • 2min

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A Bomb Hits Haymarket Square

55:23 • 2min

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The Haymarket Affair

57:52 • 2min

24

The Man of Steel

01:00:18 • 4min

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The New Soviet Week - The Unstoppable Production Week

01:03:51 • 2min

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The Seven Day Week

01:05:48 • 3min

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Henry Ford Was a Media Darling

01:08:43 • 2min

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Henry Ford Changed the Game

01:10:23 • 2min

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The Weekend

01:12:42 • 2min

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The Great Depression

01:15:07 • 2min

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The New Deal Paved the Way for the Modern Weekend

01:17:08 • 2min

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The Wages and Hours Bill Is the Most Far-Sighting Program for American Workers

01:18:53 • 2min

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The Wages and Hours Act of 1938

01:20:35 • 5min

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Work Is Not Bad, but It Is Essential

01:25:08 • 5min

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The History of the Weekend

01:30:04 • 3min