September 25th...Henry Ford and the 8 Hour Workday

We examine the year 1926 as Henry Ford announces an 8 hour work day and 1934 as Lou Gehrig plays his 1,500th consecutive game.

 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/03/how-the-8-hour-workday-changed-how-americans-work.html

https://www.biography.com/business-figure/henry-ford

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Ford

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_line

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/-gallery-henryford/