Historians R Us

This blog is the property of the AP US History class at Pope John XXIII High School in Everett, MA, USA. Here students explore current events in America, while seeking to understand the historical roots of those events. At the same time, students are able to carry on classroom discussions in the cyber world.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

To All You Shoppers Out There

People not knowing the boundaries between tradition and capitalism, shop owners persuade shoppers to shop early.Black Friday started today, which shoppers shop for Christmas presents. Some shops opened one minute after midnight. With people starting their shopping early some stores will be opened every early on Thansgiving. The day after Thanksgiving which is actually Black Friday some stores are opening an hour earlyer then they did last year.






Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving. It is refered as the unofficial beginning of the Christmas season. Black Friday started in the 1970's. It was was originally named this because of the heavy traffic on that day, but now it is a period in which retailers are in the black.

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