Why is America voting on a tuesday ?

almost every other country votes on a sunday, which kinda makes sense. you want people to be able to participate in a vote and thats difficult if you have a job, especially when i see the long lines for voting in America. why is that ? cant you just open another voting "office", this all seems terrible organized and planned.

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Pretzel · 61-69, M

From Britannica

"Still, some days of the week were better than others. Two days were definitely out of the question. Most Americans were devout Christians and thus set aside Sunday as a day of rest and worship. Wednesday in many areas was a market day, when farmers sold their crops in town. In addition, a travel day was sometimes required. In rural areas, the nearest polling place might have been several miles away, and, in an era before automobiles, getting there could take a while. If people couldn’t use Sunday or Wednesday as their travel day, then that meant election day couldn’t be on Monday or Thursday, either. And so Tuesday was perceived as the best option."