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    1. but the organization regrouped and set its eyes on a national campaign for the eight-hour day.

      What led to the Knights of Labor settling on 8 hours, as opposed to any other number of hours for a workday?

  2. Mar 2025
    1. By 1880, approximately four hundred thousand men—or nearly 2.5 percent of the nation’s entire workforce—labored in the railroad industry

      I think this is a very interesting statistic.

    1. due on the Friday of each moduleperiod at 5pm.

      N - Im noticing a trend of things due at 5pm, and Im wondering why such a specific time?