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"In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the Thanksgiving holiday one week earlier than normal to the second-to-last Thursday of November rather than the last Thursday of November, believing that doing so would help boost the economy by creating an extra seven days of Christmas shopping. This led to much upheaval and protest..."

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Fucking tosser created black Friday.