jan 4, 1869 - First Recorded use of the term Black Friday
Description:
Two greedy Wall Street investors bought up much of America's private gold resources to attempt to sell it off at maximum profit, when they were discovered, the stock market crashed and tons of people lost all their money and livelihood, hence the term Black Friday, similar to Black Tuesday during the Great Depression.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 4, 1869
Now
~ 157 years ago