Friday, November 25, 2011


Today is Friday, November 25, 2011 



Black Friday

Today is Black Friday—the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season! The name “Black Friday” comes from the accounting terms, “in the red” and “in the black.” Retailers hail the day after Thanksgiving as the turning point in the year, when they transition from the red (losing money) to the black (making a profit).
On this day, many retailers typically open their stores early to accommodate all of the people that camp out in the parking lot the night before to take advantage of the holiday sales. Although Black Friday is the biggest day for shopping traffic, it is not always the day with the most sales. That distinction typically belongs to the last Saturday before Christmas. Fun fact: 66% of shoppers say that they shop for themselves on Black Friday! Happy shopping!
Today is also National Parfait Day Sinkie Day














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History
for November 25
1850 - Texas relinquished one-third of its territory in exchange for $10 million from the U.S. to pay its public debts and settle border disputes. 

1867 - Alfred Nobel patented dynamite. 

1957 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a stroke. 

1983 - Mediators from Syria and Saudi Arabia announced a cease-fire in the PLO civil war in Tripoli, Lebanon. 

1985 - Bobby Brown announced that he was leaving New Edition for a solo career. 

1990 - Poland held its first popular presidential election. 

1992 - The Czech parliament voted to split the country into separate Czech and Slovak republics beginning January 1, 1993. 

1998 - President Jiang Zemin arrived in Tokyo for the first visit to Japan by a Chinese head of state since World War II. 
 
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Reflections on Life
"Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing is to avoid being a bore to oneself." 

--Gerald Brenan 

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