What was the original meaning of the term 'Black Friday' before it became associated with post-Thanksgiving shopping?

Black Friday has become one of the most significant shopping events globally, but its origins are rooted in interesting historical circumstances. This poll tests your knowledge about how this massive retail phenomenon began and evolved through American commercial history. Do you know the true origin story behind the shopping day that transformed retail forever?

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• A financial crisis in 1869 when gold market collapsed
• The day retail stores traditionally first showed profit for the year (going from 'red' to 'black' in accounting)
• A term coined by Philadelphia police in the 1950s describing traffic chaos after Thanksgiving
• The 1952 retail workers' strike that occurred the day after Thanksgiving

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