This year, the first was on a Friday, pushing the fourth Thursday back a week. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving up a week to spur retail sales during the Great ...

“During Black Friday, slaves were sold at a discount to boost ... the term to describe the chaos that ensued on the day after Thanksgiving when hordes of shoppers flocked the town ahead of ...

Though the date shifts each year, it always takes place on the Friday after Thanksgiving. In 2023, Black Friday will be on Friday, November 24. Black Friday started out as an in-store event in ...