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A little History of Friday 13th

Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th

Some historians propose that the origin of the "Black Friday" was the simultaneous arrest of hundreds of Knights Templars on October 13, 1307 (Friday), to be later tortured into "admitting" heresy.Today, the concept of Friday the 13th has been extended through the 'black Friday' concept to incorporate anything really bad that happens on a Friday.

In history there have been a number of events that happened on a Friday and are known as Black Friday:

Black Friday (1869), a financial crisis in the United States

Black Friday (1889), the day of the Johnstown Flood.

Black Friday (1910), WSPU took militant action when the Conciliation Bill failed.

Black Friday (1919), a riot in Glasgow stemming from industrial unrest

Black Friday (1921), day on which British dockers' and railwaymen's union leaders announced their decision not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners

Black Friday (1929), a stock market crash in the United States

Black Friday (1939), a day of devastating fires in Australia

Black Friday (1945), largest air battle over Norway, over Sunnfjord Hollywood

Black Friday (1945), the day the six-month-old Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike boiled over into a bloody riot at the Warner Bros. studios leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU.

Black Friday (1978), a massacre of protesters in Iran

Black Friday (1982), known in Britain after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War

Black Friday (1987), the day an hour-long F4 category tornado ran through the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Black Friday (2004), a crackdown on a peaceful protest in the capital city of Maldives, Malé

Here is a great Article on the history as well.

Just a little tidbit on a normally slow day.