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42. The Weekend
The History of...
English - June 05, 2021 05:00 - 7 minutes - 5.06 MBHistory Society & Culture short history history nuggets quick history 10 minute history hustory trivia robert lakatosh the beach boys Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Weekends are a curious thing. They start with Egypt, go through Babylon and Rome, and finally make their way to the modern world. As our economy advances, we look to the future to make the weekend even longer.
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The article that inspired this episode
About the Babylonians and their timekeeping
About Saint Monday
The Fair Labor Standards Act