Black Friday
Black Friday may refer to: == Events == === Recurring days === Black Friday (shopping), the day following Thanksgiving in the United States Black Friday etymology hoax, online hoax about the origin of the name Black Friday (partying), the last Friday before Christmas in the United Kingdom Good Friday or Black Friday, day of Christian observance in commemoration of Jesus' crucifixion === Single days === Black Friday (1869), the Fisk–Gould Scandal, an American financial crisis and the origin of the term "Black Friday" Black Friday (1873), the crash of the Vienna Stock Exchange that precipitated the Panic of 1873 Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth, Scotland disaster in which 189 fishermen died Black Friday (1910), day of police brutality on women's suffrage activists in England Black Friday (1912), day of police brutality during a general strike in Brisbane Black Friday (1916), the day a "perfect storm" hit Lake Erie in North America, sinking four ships Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square, a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland Black Friday (1921), the announcement of British transport union leaders not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners Black Friday (1929), the crash of Wall Street (known as Black Thursday in America and Black Friday in Europe). Black Friday (1939), day of devastating bush fires in Victoria, Australia Black Friday (1944), disastrous attack by the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada near Woensdrecht during the Battle of the Scheldt Black Friday (1945), Allied military operation during the Norwegian campaigns in World War II 1950 Red River flood or Black Friday flood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Black Friday (1959), the cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow and Orenda Iroquois engine programs in Malton, Ontario, Canada Black Friday (1960), San Francisco protest against the House Un-American Activities Committee Black Friday (1978), massacre of protesters in Iran Viernes Negro (1983), the first major currency devaluation in Venezuela Black Friday (1982), the day Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands Black Friday (1987), the day a tornado struck Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1988 killings in Hyderabad, Sindh or Black Friday, a massacre of Mohajir civilians in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan Black Friday (1993): Black Friday (March 1993), series of bomb explosions in Mumbai, India Black Friday (November 1993), the production shutdown of Toy Story in 1993, better known as the Black Friday Incident Black Friday (1995), the murder of Mexican-American singer Selena Black Friday (2004), crackdown by government forces on peaceful protesters in Malé, Maldives Black Friday (2005), event in which tribal students were killed in Meghalaya, India Black Friday (2011), when the indictment of three online poker companies was unsealed in United States v.