True Story of Black Friday (dec 14, 1949 – dec 23, 1960)
Description:
The true story behind Black Friday, however, is not as sunny as retailers might have you believe. Back in the 1950s, police in the city of Philadelphia used the term to describe the chaos that ensued on the day after Thanksgiving, when hordes of suburban shoppers and tourists flooded into the city in advance of the big Army-Navy football game held on that Saturday every year.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 14, 1949
dec 23, 1960
~ 11 years