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'''Black Friday''' is a term used to refer to certain events which occur on a Friday. It has been used in the following cases: '''Black Friday''' is a term used to refer to certain events which occur on a Friday. It has been used in the following cases:
⚫ *], imprisonment of the ] (8 June), on the eve of the ].<ref>], The History Of England From the Accession of James II, Vol. II, Chapter VIII, pg 332, Donohue, Henneberry & Co., Chicago 1890. ]</ref>
*], the Fisk-Gould Scandal (24 September), a financial crisis in the United States.
*], the Eyemouth disaster: 189 fishermen died.
⚫ *] (11 November 1887), four Chicago anarchists hanged, without evidence, for the deaths of seven police officers during a labor meeting.
⚫ *], a campaign outside the British House of Commons (18 November) of the Women's Social and Political Union the Conciliation Bill which failed.
⚫ *], the Battle of George Square (31 January), a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland.
⚫ *], the announcement of British transport union leaders (15 April) not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners.
⚫ *], a day of devastating ]s (13 January) in ], ], which killed 71 people.
⚫ *], air attack on ], Devon, 18 September 1942.
⚫ *], a disastrous attack by The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (13 October) near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt.
⚫ *], an air battle over Sunnfjord (9 February), the largest over Norway.
⚫ *] (5 October 1945), a riot at the Warner Bros. studios stemming from a Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU.
⚫ *The ], which burst several dikes flooding much of ], ].
⚫ *The cancellation of ] (1959), which resulted in massive layoffs in the Canadian Aerospace industry.
⚫ *], San Francisco City protest against the ].
⚫ *], the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963.


==Specific events==
⚫ *], a massacre of protesters in Iran (8 September).
⚫ * ], imprisonment of the Seven Bishops of the Church of England (8 June), on the eve of the ].<ref>], The History Of England From the Accession of James II, Vol. II, Chapter VIII, pg 332, Donohue, Henneberry & Co., Chicago 1890. ]</ref>
⚫ *]/], (31 May 1985).
* ], sometimes referred to as Black Friday, an international financial downturn that accompanied the failure of Overend, Gurney and Company in London (11 May)
⚫ *] (31 July 1987), a tornado touching down in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
*] (2004), a crackdown in Malé, Maldives (13 August) on peaceful protesters. * ], the Fisk-Gould Scandal (24 September), a financial crisis in the United States.
*], Tribal students killed in Meghalaya, India. * ], the Eyemouth disaster (14 October), in which 189 fishermen died.
⚫ * ] (11 November 1887), four Chicago anarchists hanged, without evidence, for the deaths of seven police officers during a labor meeting.
*], referring to the hit single by Rebecca Black, 'Friday'.
⚫ * ], a campaign outside the British House of Commons (18 November) of the Women's Social and Political Union after the Conciliation Bill failed.
⚫ *Black Friday (April 15, 2011), a day in which several online poker sites were seized as a result of '']''
⚫ * ], the Battle of George Square (31 January), a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland.
⚫ *] (the Friday after U.S. ]), a day when shopping is extremely popular and traditionally the start of Christmas shopping. Sales are usually held in stores.
⚫ * ], the announcement of British transport union leaders (15 April) not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners.
* ], the crash of Wall Street (known as Black Thursday in America and Black Friday in Europe).
⚫ * ], a day of devastating ] (13 January) in ], ], which killed 71 people.
⚫ * Black Friday (1942), an air raid on ] (18 September).
⚫ * ], a disastrous attack by The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada (13 October) near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt.
⚫ * ], an air battle over Sunnfjord (9 February), the largest over Norway.
⚫ * ] (5 October 1945), a riot at the Warner Bros. studios stemming from a Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU.
⚫ * ], which burst several dikes flooding much of ], ] (5 May).
⚫ * ] (20 February 1959), which resulted in massive layoffs in the Canadian Aerospace industry.
⚫ * ], San Francisco City protest against the ].
⚫ * ], the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on 22 November 1963.
⚫ * ], a massacre of protesters in Iran (8 September).
* ], beginning of modern economic turmoil in Venezuela (18 February 1983)
⚫ * ], (31 May 1985).
⚫ * ] (31 July 1987), a tornado touching down in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
* ] (13 October 1989), a stock market crash referred to by some as the "Black Friday" crash
* ], an event on 1992 where the screenplay for '']'' was entirely rewritten by Jeffrey Katzenberg's order.
* ], which refers to two distinct events:
** ] (12 March), a series of bomb explosions in Mumbai, India that killed 257 people
** ] (19 November), the production shutdown of the ] film '']'' (1995) due to negative reception to the reel by the ] executives.
* ] (31 March 1995), nicknamed by Hispanics as "Black Friday" when American singer ] was murdered.
* ] (13 June 1997), in New Delhi, India.
* ] (13 August 2004), a crackdown in Malé, Maldives on peaceful protesters.
* ], student protesters killed in Meghalaya, India (30 September).
* ], terrorist attacks at hotels (17 July), referred to as Black Friday by '']''.
⚫ * ], several online poker sites seized (15 April) as a result of '']''.
* ], ] (May 31) that is the widest tornado on record, the second fastest wind speed on record that struck near ] and the first fatal accident in the storm chasing community that killed 8 people including 3 storm chasers, ] & ] and ] of ] due to numerous shifts in the path of the tornado.
* ]:
** ], terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait, Syria and Tunisia (26 June), also called Bloody Friday in English.
** ] (13 November 2015), referred to as Black Friday (''vendredi noir'') by several media outlets<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marianne.net/vendredi-noir-paris-100238046.html|author=Frédéric Ploquin|title=Vendredi noir à Paris|work=]|date=14 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/paris-attacks-we-are-all-victims-of-black-friday-a6734706.html|author=John Lichfield|title=Paris attacks: We are all victims of Black Friday|work=]|date=15 November 2015}}</ref>
* ], the deadliest tornado outbreak in the month of December in the United States with 89 fatalities and 672 injuries, which also that produced the Quad-State Tornadic Supercell.


==See also== ==Repetitive events==
*] for other uses * ], the last Friday before Christmas
⚫ *], the Friday after ], when shopping is extremely popular and traditionally the start of Christmas shopping.
black Friday got its name because it where most BLACK people got out and shop that's how I think Black Friday got its name in my opinion and get the cheapest stuff as well too, I looked at it and then thought about that as I was in the mall last night and it just came to me in that perspective. Then IO looked around in the mall and see that it was most likely Spanish and Jamaican and most White folks in the mall and said its not so BLACK after all. That on my opinion and perspective.
* ] or Black Friday, a Christian observance of Jesus' crucifixion


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Latest revision as of 01:16, 14 October 2024

This article is about events occurring on the weekday known as Friday. For other uses, see Black Friday (disambiguation).

Black Friday is a term used to refer to certain events which occur on a Friday. It has been used in the following cases:

Specific events

Repetitive events

References

  1. Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History Of England From the Accession of James II, Vol. II, Chapter VIII, pg 332, Donohue, Henneberry & Co., Chicago 1890. s:The History Of England From the Accession of James II/Chapter VIII#II.332
  2. Frédéric Ploquin (14 November 2015). "Vendredi noir à Paris". Marianne.
  3. John Lichfield (15 November 2015). "Paris attacks: We are all victims of Black Friday". The Independent.
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