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Black Friday: Why Do We Celebrate This?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

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The Biggest Holiday Party of the Year!

Zua Lipa, Charlie Puth and The Backstreet Boys will perform at the 2022 iHeartRadio Chingle Ball on December 9th. Black Friday started in the 1920s when stores wanted to set a clear beginning to the Christmas shopping season. It was actually coined by the Philadelphia Police Department because the day brought tons of traffic and chaos. By 2002, nearly three quarters of all shoppers were in stores over Black Friday weekend.

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