Black days Black days The Ash Wednesday fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred on February 16, 1983. The fires affected much of Victoria, including the Macedon and Dandenong Ranges, as well as the Otway Ranges in the south. They also affected much of South Australia, mainly the Adelaide Hills, but also the Clare Valley and the pine forests of the state's south east. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ash Wednesday fires"
In history there have been a number of events that happened on a Friday and are thus known as Black Friday: ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday"
Black Friday, September 24, 1869, was a financial panic in the United States caused by two speculators' efforts to corner the gold market. It was one of several scandals that rocked the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday (1869)"
The Black Friday fires of January 13, 1939, in Victoria Australia, has been considered one of the worst natural bushfires (Wildfires) in the world, and most certainly the single worst in Australian history as a measure of partly habitated land lost. Almost 20,000 km² (4,942,000 acres) of land were burnt, 71 people died, several towns were entirely destroyed, and the Royal Commission that resulted from it led to major changes in forest management. Over 700 homes and 69 sawmills were burnt and a total of 1,300 buildings were destroyed. It was calculated that three quarters of the State of Victoria was affected by the disaster, directly or indirectly and the Royal Commission into the fires was to note, "it appeared the whole State was alight on Friday, 13 January, 1939". ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday (1939)"
Black Friday occurred September 8, 1978 (17 Shahrivar 1357 AP) in Iran. The country had long been convulsed with protests against the rule of Muhammad Reza Shah. The Shah had thus declared martial law. This was ignored, however. On September 8, Tehran erupted with mass protests. Despite the largely peaceful nature of the protests, the military used all available force to break up the demonstrations. This included the use of tanks and helicopter gunships. Many hundreds, mostly students, were killed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday (1978)"
Black Friday ( Dhivehi: ކަޅު ހުކުރު), August 13, 2004, was the crackdown by the Maldivian National Security Service (NSS) on a peaceful protest in the capital city of Maldives, Malé. This unplanned and unorganized demonstration was the largest such protest in the country's history. Beginning on the evening of August 12, 2004, the demonstration grew and continued until it was forcefully ended on the afternoon of August 13, 2004. Protesters initially demanding the freeing of the pro-reformists arrested on the afternoon of August 12, 2004. As the protest continued to grow, people demanded the resignation of president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who had been in power since 1978. What started as a peaceful demonstration ended after 22 hours, as the country's darkest day in recent history. Several people were severely injured as NSS personnel used riot batons and teargas on unarmed civilians. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday (Maldives)"
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, is historically one of the busiest retail shopping days of the year. Many consider it the "official" beginning to the holiday season. Most retailers will open very early. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday (shopping)"
Black Monday might be referring to: ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Monday"
The Bank Crash of 1894 called Black Monday was one of the turning points in Newfoundland's early history that aided to the financial woes of Britain’s Oldest Colony when two of the commercial banks of Newfoundland, the Union Bank (established in 1854) and the Commercial Bank (established in 1858), both located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, had closed their doors to the public on December 10, 1894. Both banks never did re-open, with disastrous effects on both trade and commerce in the colony. Trade had come to an abrupt halt and unemployment and destitution became widespread. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Monday (1894)"
Black Monday is the name ascribed to Monday, October 19, 1987. On that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 22.6%. However, it was not the largest one-day percentage decline in recorded stock market history. That occured on December 12, 1914, when the DJIA fell 24.39%. The greatest point loss in DJIA history was on September 17, 2001, 684.81 points. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Monday (1987)"
October 15, 1979, is considered as Black Monday in Malta. The offices of the Times of Malta were set on fire during a political rally. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Monday (Malta)"
Black Saturday refers to two historic events: ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Saturday"
Black Saturday is a term used in Scotland to describe a dark, stormy Saturday that occurred on 4 August 1621. Many regarded the foul weather as a judgment of Heaven against Acts then passed in the Scottish Parliament tending to establish Episcopacy. Many suicides were recorded on this day, as some saw the foul weather as a preparatory for Armageddon, while others believed that "Reaper Gordon" would wreak his revenge on the English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Saturday (1621)"
*Black Sunday is the English name for the Italian movie La maschera del demonio, a 1960 black and white Italian horror movie directed by Mario Bava, starring Barbara Steele. ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Sunday (disambiguation)" The view on http://www.shortopedia.com.
Black Thursday can mean ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Thursday"
Black Tuesday refers to a number of different things: ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Tuesday"
In British politics and economics, Black Wednesday (or 'White Wednesday' in Euro-sceptic parlance) refers to September 16 1992 when the government was forced to withdraw the Pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) by currency speculators—most notably George Soros who earned over USD$1 billion in doing so. In 1997 the UK Treasury estimated the cost at £3.3 billion. "The trading losses in August and September were estimated at £800m, but the main loss to taxpayers arose because the devaluation could have made them a profit. The papers show that if the government had maintained $24bn foreign currency reserves and the pound had fallen by the same amount, the UK would have made a £2.4bn profit on sterling's devaluation." - ( Financial Times February 10 2005). ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Wednesday"
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also called the Great Crash or the Crash of '29, is the stock-market crash that occurred in late October, 1929. It started on October 24 ("Black Thursday") and continued through October 29, 1929 ("Black Tuesday"), when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) collapsed. However, the days leading up to the 29th had also seen enormous stock-market upheaval, with panic selling and vast levels of trading interspersed with brief periods of recovery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wall Street Crash of 1929"
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