
086 - Expression: In the Red / Black Friday
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The History of Black Friday
Black Friday has become one of the biggest shopping days of the year in the US. The first Black Friday didn't have much to do with a holiday shopping surge at all. In Philly, back in the 1950s, the Saturday after Thanksgiving was designated to football, but not any football. To residents, Black Friday was seen as a day of terror and havoc. Fewer than one out of five people say they're willing to go shop on Black Friday.
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