| Black Friday may refer to the following historical events: Black Friday (1869), the Fisk-Gould Scandal (24 Sep), a financial crisis in the United States
Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth Disaster (14 Oct), in which 189 Scottish fishermen lost their lives in a European windstorm
Black Friday (1887), hanging of four people which are connected directly or indirectly with the rally of Haymarket Riot at 11 Nov
Black Friday (1889), the Johnstown Flood (31 May), a flood that killed over 2,200 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Black Friday (1910), a campaign outside the British House of Commons (18 Nov) of the Women's Social and Political Union the Conciliation Bill failed
Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square (31 Jan), a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland
Black Friday (1921), the announcement of British transport union leaders (15 Apr) not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners
Black Friday (1929), the notorious stock-market crash that occurred in late October 1929
Black Friday (1939), a day of devastating fires in Australia (13 Jan)
Black Friday (1944), a disastrous attack by the Canadian Black Watch (13 Oct) near Woensdrecht during The Battle of the Scheldt
Black Friday (1945), an air battle over Sunnfjord (9 Feb), the largest air battle over Norway
Black Friday (1945), Hollywood Black Friday (5 Oct), a riot at the Warner Bros. studios stemming from a Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU
Black Friday (1959), the cancellation of the CF-105 Avro Arrow project (20 Feb) by Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker leading to the lay off of 30,000 workers
Black Friday (1964), March 27, 5:36 PM local time. 9.2 Movement magnitude, 8.4 to 8.6 Richter magnitude earthquake centered 75 miles from Anchorage. Strongest recorded earthquake in North America and second strongest worldwide. Earthquake and resultant tsunamis took 125 lives. Known as the Black Friday Earthquake because the event happened on the calendar Good Friday for 1964.
Black Friday (1974), the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings in the Republic of Ireland (May 17)
Black Friday (1978), a massacre of protesters in Iran (8 Sep)
Black Friday (1982), the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War
Black Friday (1987), (31 Jul), the day an hour-long F4 category tornado ran through the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Black Friday (1993), bomb blasts in Bombay (now Mumbai), India
Black Friday (2004), a crackdown in Maldives, Malé (13 Aug) on a peaceful protesters DON"T WASTE UR TIME LOOKING AT THOSE FUCKING BOLLUX ABOVE BLACK FRIDAY (2007), HUNGJAI, HUNGLUN( wtever) EYE SCREWED UP... |
