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No Weekends, No Vacation, No Breaks: How American Workers Fought for the 40-Hour Week — and What Came Next

For most of American history, working six days a week and ten hours a day wasn't a hustle culture choice — it was just Tuesday. The rights and protections that modern workers take for granted weren't handed down from above. They were fought for, strike by strike, decade by decade.

Mar 13, 2026

Travel

When Flying Cross-Country Was a Three-Day Ordeal Only the Wealthy Could Survive

Before nonstop flights became a Tuesday afternoon routine, crossing America by air meant multiple stops, propeller-driven planes, overnight hotel stays, and a ticket price that could cost more than a month's salary. Here's what it actually looked like to fly coast to coast before the jet age changed everything.

Mar 13, 2026