Tuesday
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Tuesday is the usual day for [[election]]s in the [[United States]]. Federal elections take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November; this date was established by a law of 1845 for [[U.S. presidential election|presidential elections]] (specifically for the selection of the [[U.S. Electoral College|Electoral College]]), and was extended to elections for the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in 1875 and for the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in 1914. Tuesday was the earliest day of the week which was practical for polling in the early 19th century: citizens might have to travel for a whole day to cast their vote, and would not wish to leave on Sunday which was a day of worship for the great majority of them. However, a bill was introduced in 2012 to move elections to weekends, with a co-sponsor stating that "by moving Election Day from a single day in the middle of the workweek to a full weekend, we are encouraging more working Americans to participate. Our democracy will be best served when our leaders are elected by as many Americans as possible."{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-introduced-to-move-election-day-to-weekend/|title=Bill introduced to move Election Day to weekend|access-date=2018-02-03|language=en}} |
Tuesday is the usual day for [[election]]s in the [[United States]]. Federal elections take place on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November; this date was established by a law of 1845 for [[U.S. presidential election|presidential elections]] (specifically for the selection of the [[U.S. Electoral College|Electoral College]]), and was extended to elections for the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in 1875 and for the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in 1914. Tuesday was the earliest day of the week which was practical for polling in the early 19th century: citizens might have to travel for a whole day to cast their vote, and would not wish to leave on Sunday which was a day of worship for the great majority of them. However, a bill was introduced in 2012 to move elections to weekends, with a co-sponsor stating that "by moving Election Day from a single day in the middle of the workweek to a full weekend, we are encouraging more working Americans to participate. Our democracy will be best served when our leaders are elected by as many Americans as possible."{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-introduced-to-move-election-day-to-weekend/|title=Bill introduced to move Election Day to weekend|access-date=2018-02-03|language=en}} |
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Video games are commonly released on Tuesdays in the United States |
Video games are commonly released on Tuesdays in the United States; this fact is often attributed to the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' "Sonic 2s day" marketing campaign in 1992.{{Cite news|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/why-video-games-are-released-on-tuesdays-2014-11|title=The Weird Reason Why Video Games Are Released On Tuesdays|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-03-07}} [[DVDs]] and [[Blu-ray|Blu-rays]] are released on Tuesday.{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2010/09/08/129725205/why-albums-are-released-on-tuesdays|title=Why Albums Are Released On Tuesdays In The U.S.|publisher=NPR|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en}} Albums were typically released on Tuesdays as well, but this has changed to [[Friday]]s globally in 2015.{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6487289/friday-global-record-release-day-ifpi|title=Industry Sets Friday as Global Record Release Day|work=Billboard.com|access-date=2018-05-03|language=en}} |
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