Events
The first recorded use of the term
"Black Friday"
Caused by the crash of the
US gold marketIn the 1950s, police in
Philadelphia used the term
to describe the day after Thanksgiving.Black Friday caught
on in PhiladelphiaThe term Black Friday
became popular
nationwideThe the late 1980's Black Friday
became known
as a more positive eventBest Buy, Kohl's, Macy's, Target
and other leading retailers opened
at midnight for the first time for black fridayCyber Monday became a term
used to refer to the Monday
after Black Friday.The term Black Friday
first appeared in
the NY TimesThe first time
Black Friday referred to
shopping the day after
Thanksgiving
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