Why do the Americans insist on being so different to the rest of the world, especially with their “weird” version of democracy?

One of those weird aspects is that their elections happen on a Tuesday, so herewith a cute little article about how that came to be:

Through the 1800s, the United States was a predominantly isolated rural society ruled by an agrarian calendar. Families were scattered over immense areas. Sunday was the business-free Sabbath. Monday was a travel day to town. Wednesday was market day there.

So, Election Day was standardized in the 1840s as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Why November? Livestock aside, farms were basically shut down by then after the autumn harvest, while December and January’s harsh weather precluded most outdoor activities.