Eight-day week Eight-day week Some historical calendars had "weeks" of eight days. In the Burmese version of Theravada Buddhism, the week has eight days. Wednesday is divided into Wednesday proper (midnight to noon) and Rahu (noon to midnight). Each day is associated with a compass direction, a planet, and a totem animal. The ancient Etruscans developed an eight-day market week known as the nundinum around the 8th or 7th century BC. This was passed on to the Romans no later than the 6th century BC. As Rome expanded, it encountered the seven-day week and for a time attempted to include both. The
ABC Person of the Week "genuine heroes" who nonetheless "are forgotten" when the broadcast ends. NBC's feature is lesser known, described as "not unlike" the ABC feature. Craig Barto in USA Today described the segment as "A favorite World News Tonight feature of mine was Jennings' "Person of the Week" — a Friday segment that highlighted a person who accomplished something special. What I liked most about the feature is how it often captured everyday, Average Joes." When completing her 2009-2014 stint as the ABC News presenter, Diane Sawyer "got nostalgic" about the persons and events covered in the segment. David Muir, who replaced her,