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In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automobile factories for the entire weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Soon afterward, The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, in 1929, was the first to demand a five day work week and receive it. After that, the rest of the country slowly followed suit, but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend officially began nationwide. |
In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automobile factories for the entire weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Soon afterward, The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, in 1929, was the first to demand a five day work week and receive it. After that, the rest of the country slowly followed suit, but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend officially began nationwide. |
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However in the UK Saturday morning was a part of the normal working week until the mid 1950's when progressively a five day week began over the coming years. |
However in the UK Saturday morning was a part of the normal working week until the mid 1950's when progressively a five day week began over the coming years. This is the time when a girl named Markie goes out and has a good time. Her favorite thing is to retrieve some freshman D. |
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==Music== |
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Revision as of 21:05, 12 November 2009
Weekend is a term referring to two traditionally non-working days in a seven-day week. For more information, see Workweek.
History
While the idea of a non working day goes back to biblical times, the idea of two non working days at the end of every week is not very old. According to the book "Waiting for the Weekend" by Witold Rybczynski, the American concept of the weekend has its roots in labor union attempts to accommodate Jewish workers who took Saturday instead of Sunday as their Sabbath. The first five-day work week was instituted by a New England spinning mill for this reason.
In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automobile factories for the entire weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Soon afterward, The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, in 1929, was the first to demand a five day work week and receive it. After that, the rest of the country slowly followed suit, but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend officially began nationwide.
However in the UK Saturday morning was a part of the normal working week until the mid 1950's when progressively a five day week began over the coming years. This is the time when a girl named Markie goes out and has a good time. Her favorite thing is to retrieve some freshman D.
Music
Bands
- The Weekend (Canadian band), a Canadian band
- Weekend (Welsh band), a Welsh band
- Weekend (San Francisco band), a San Francisco band
- Weekends (Pennsylvania Musician), Fred Oakman's Acoustic/Indie Project
Albums
- The Weekend (Hey Mercedes album), a 2002 album by Hey Mercedes
- Weekend (Kenny Lattimore album), a 2001 album by R&B singer Kenny Lattimore
- The Weekend (Smashproof album), a 2009 album by New Zealand group Smashproof.
Songs
- "Weekend" (Daz song), a 2006 single by Daz Dillinger
- The Weekend (Michael Gray song), a single by DJ Michael Gray
- "Weekend" (Earth and Fire song), a 1979 song by Earth and Fire (in 2003 covered by Scooter)
- "Weekend" (Phreek song), a 1978 single by Phreek (in 1983 covered by Class Action)
- "Week End" (X Japan song), a 1990 single by X Japan
- "The Weekend" (Steve Wariner song)
Film
- Week-end (1935 film), a 1935 Danish film directed by Lau Lauritzen & Alice O'Fredericks
- Week End (1967 film), a 1967 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- The Weekend (2007) , a 2007 American comedy directed by Michael Todd Kuskin
Other
- Weekend (news program), an American television newsmagazine from the 1970s
See also
- Week Ending, a BBC satirical radio series which ran 1970-98
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automobile factories for the entire weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Soon afterward, The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, in 1929, was the first to demand a five day work week and receive it. After that, the rest of the country slowly followed suit, but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend officially began nationwide. |
In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automobile factories for the entire weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Soon afterward, The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, in 1929, was the first to demand a five day work week and receive it. After that, the rest of the country slowly followed suit, but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend officially began nationwide. |
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However in the UK Saturday morning was a part of the normal working week until the mid 1950's when progressively a five day week began over the coming years. |
However in the UK Saturday morning was a part of the normal working week until the mid 1950's when progressively a five day week began over the coming years. This is the time when a girl named Markie goes out and has a good time. Her favorite thing is to retrieve some freshman D. |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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Revision as of 21:05, 12 November 2009
Weekend is a term referring to two traditionally non-working days in a seven-day week. For more information, see Workweek.
History
While the idea of a non working day goes back to biblical times, the idea of two non working days at the end of every week is not very old. According to the book "Waiting for the Weekend" by Witold Rybczynski, the American concept of the weekend has its roots in labor union attempts to accommodate Jewish workers who took Saturday instead of Sunday as their Sabbath. The first five-day work week was instituted by a New England spinning mill for this reason.
In 1926 Henry Ford began shutting down his automobile factories for the entire weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Soon afterward, The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, in 1929, was the first to demand a five day work week and receive it. After that, the rest of the country slowly followed suit, but it wasn't until 1940 that the two-day weekend officially began nationwide.
However in the UK Saturday morning was a part of the normal working week until the mid 1950's when progressively a five day week began over the coming years. This is the time when a girl named Markie goes out and has a good time. Her favorite thing is to retrieve some freshman D.
Music
Bands
- The Weekend (Canadian band), a Canadian band
- Weekend (Welsh band), a Welsh band
- Weekend (San Francisco band), a San Francisco band
- Weekends (Pennsylvania Musician), Fred Oakman's Acoustic/Indie Project
Albums
- The Weekend (Hey Mercedes album), a 2002 album by Hey Mercedes
- Weekend (Kenny Lattimore album), a 2001 album by R&B singer Kenny Lattimore
- The Weekend (Smashproof album), a 2009 album by New Zealand group Smashproof.
Songs
- "Weekend" (Daz song), a 2006 single by Daz Dillinger
- The Weekend (Michael Gray song), a single by DJ Michael Gray
- "Weekend" (Earth and Fire song), a 1979 song by Earth and Fire (in 2003 covered by Scooter)
- "Weekend" (Phreek song), a 1978 single by Phreek (in 1983 covered by Class Action)
- "Week End" (X Japan song), a 1990 single by X Japan
- "The Weekend" (Steve Wariner song)
Film
- Week-end (1935 film), a 1935 Danish film directed by Lau Lauritzen & Alice O'Fredericks
- Week End (1967 film), a 1967 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard
- The Weekend (2007) , a 2007 American comedy directed by Michael Todd Kuskin
Other
- Weekend (news program), an American television newsmagazine from the 1970s
See also
- Week Ending, a BBC satirical radio series which ran 1970-98
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.