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It didn't. The Black Friday of the 1800s was unrelated to the famous post-Thanksgiving shopping day.
In 1869, The term Black Friday referred to the Wall Street collapse caused by two wealthy industrialists, Jim Fiske and Jay Gould, who attempted to corner the market on gold and ended up destroying or badly crippling nearly more than 200 Wall Street brokers.
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Black Friday refers to the mega shopping day following Thanksgiving Day when retailers allegedly begin operating "in the black" (making a profit) for the year.
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How did kumina start?
kumina start in the early 1700s and late 1800s
What happened to the free black slaves in the 1800s?
In the 1800s the free black slaves where bought as propertys and was beaten terribly. Black could not get good paying jobs and they worked at barber shops normally. and they suck dikk
What are the release dates for Black Friday Dollar Store - 2012?
Black Friday Dollar Store - 2012 was released on: USA: 26 November 2012
What are the release dates for Are We There Yet - 2010 Black Friday 3-46?
Are We There Yet - 2010 Black Friday 3-46 was released on: USA: 21 December 2012
How did the north make most of their money in the 1800s?
They start making machines
When is black Friday for this year 2010?
Black Friday is the name to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day. In 2010, Black Friday falls on November 26, however, Black Friday sales start as early as October and continue through the end of November, but the majority of Black Friday shopping activity is on Nov 26th & 27th.
When did black Friday start?
Traditionally, Black Friday will always happen the day after Thanksgiving. This day is on a Friday. That's why it has the name of Black Friday.
What does black friday represent?
The start of the holiday shopping season.
What time does Black Friday start Walmart?
6:00
What hour in Best Buy does black Friday start?
12am
When does black Friday start at ross?
In about 361 Days.
What year did people start calling the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday?
2005 is the year that the day after Thanksgiving started being called Black Friday
What hour does Black Friday start?
It depends what store you are planning on going to.
What time does black Friday start at walmart in Dickson city?
friday 8 o clock ath night
When does Black Friday start for west field Sarasota square mall?
They open at 8pm on Thanksgiving and run through the whole night into the moring of black Friday.
What is the day after thanksgiving called what happens that day?
The Monday after Thanksgiving is known as Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is the e-commerce equivalent of Black Friday. While Black Friday promotions generally happen in brick and mortar retail stores, online merchants offer promotions on Cyber Monday.
Where did Black Friday get its name?
The term "Black Friday" was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. "Black" refers to stores moving from the "red" to the "black," back when accounting records were kept by hand, and red ink indicated a loss, and black a profit. Ever since the start of the modern Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been known as the unofficial start to a bustling holiday shopping season
