2007-09-14 02:27:02 · 9 answers · asked by Bonobo 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
I'm sure I read somewhere that most invasions or wars start on a Friday afternoon when everyone at the government departments has gone home for the weekend so they can't get a response together until Monday morning and have a few days head start! Not sure how true it is though!
2007-09-14 04:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History has lots of examples of 'Black Friday', when things go disasterously wrong on this day. Feast your eyes, and be glad you're not in an earthquake, European Windstorm, or being declared heretic by the Catholic church.
Black Friday (1869), the Fisk-Gould Scandal (24 Sep), a financial crisis in the United States
Black Friday (1881), the Eyemouth Disaster (14 Oct), in which 189 Scottish fishermen lost their lives in a European windstorm
Black Friday (1780), also known as New England's Dark Day, on which bizarre weather caused complete darkness from noon until midnight.
Black Friday (1887), hanging of four people which are connected directly or indirectly with the rally of Haymarket Riot at 11 Nov
Black Friday (1889), the Johnstown Flood (31 May), a flood that killed over 2,200 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Black Friday (1910), a campaign outside the British House of Commons (18 Nov) of the Women's Social and Political Union the Conciliation Bill failed
Black Friday (1919), the Battle of George Square (31 Jan), a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland
Black Friday (1921), the announcement of British transport union leaders (15 Apr) not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners
Black Friday (1939), a day of devastating fires in Australia (13 Jan)
Black Friday (1944), a disastrous attack by the Canadian Black Watch (13 Oct) near Woensdrecht during The Battle of the Scheldt
Black Friday (1945), an air battle over Sunnfjord (9 Feb), the largest air battle over Norway
Black Friday (1945), Hollywood Black Friday (5 Oct), a riot at the Warner Bros. studios stemming from a Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU
Black Friday (1959), the cancellation of the CF-105 Avro Arrow project (20 Feb) by Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker leading to the lay off of 30,000 workers
Black Friday (1964), March 27, 5:36 PM local time. 9.2 moment magnitude, 8.4 to 8.6 Richter magnitude earthquake centered 75 miles from Anchorage. Strongest recorded earthquake in North America and second strongest worldwide. Earthquake and resultant tsunamis took 125 lives. Known as the Black Friday Earthquake because the event happened on the calendar Good Friday for 1964.
Black Friday (1974), the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings in the Republic of Ireland (May 17)
Black Friday (1978), a massacre of protesters in Iran (8 Sep)
Black Friday (1982), the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War
Black Friday (1987), (31 Jul), the day an hour-long F4 category tornado ran through the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Black Friday (1993), bomb blasts in Bombay (now Mumbai), India
Black Friday (2004), a crackdown in Maldives, Malé (13 Aug) on a peaceful protesters
2007-09-14 09:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by Buzzard 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I recall something happened on " Good Friday" a few years back
2007-09-14 09:40:11 · answer #3 · answered by Gary Crant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On Friday the 13th loads of things will have gone wrong!!!!!
2007-09-14 09:33:20 · answer #4 · answered by !Lady Stormy! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Last week we had the window cleaners round.
2007-09-14 09:37:45 · answer #5 · answered by Ivor Hugh G.Rection 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
President Kennedy was killed on a friday.
2007-09-14 09:53:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes the stock markets collapsed!
No that was black Monday!!
2007-09-14 10:27:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there such a thing as 'wild wednesday' or 'thrilling thursday'?
2007-09-14 10:42:30 · answer #8 · answered by florence 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes ! duh . depends on what you are really asking my son two years ago got ran over by a van.
2007-09-14 09:37:24 · answer #9 · answered by Marie g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋