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Henry Ford’s Five-Day Week

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May 1, 202615:36Society & Culture

May 1, 1926. Henry Ford implements the five-day week at his car factory in Detroit, Michigan, kickstarting a workplace reform that’ll be adopted across the country. This episode originally aired in 2025. Support the show...

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Henry Ford’s Five-Day Week is an episode from History Daily by Audioboom. May 1, 1926. Henry Ford implements the five-day week at his car factory in Detroit, Michigan, kickstarting a workplace reform that’ll be adopted across the country. T...

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