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I know Jay Gould and James Fisk, to corner the gold market on the New York Gold Exchange. It was one of several scandals that rocked the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.

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During President Grant's administration two men named Jim Fisk and Jay Gould gained control of the gold market in New York (Gould got the gold, am i the only one?) .Anyway, they convinced Grant to stop selling government gold and they were able to sell their gold a pretty good profit. President Grant realized what was happening so he sold a LOT of gold. That resulted in a economic panic. September 24 1869 became known as Black Friday.


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When is Black Friday 2009?

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. In 2009, Black Friday falls on Friday, November 27.


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When is the Black Friday in December?

Black Friday is November 29th this year. If you'd prefer to avoid the chaos that happens on Black Friday, there's also Cyber Monday which happens the Monday immediately following Black Friday (December 2nd this year) which is a recent trend in which shoppers that couldn't make it to Black Friday shopped for their deals online.


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What can you buy at Black Friday?

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