The term “Black Friday” is often be used to describe a particular Friday the 13th in history but there's countless incidents that happened on a Friday, later to be' also known as' “Black Friday.”
Some events include floods, fires and a riot . Thle following are a few “Black Friday’s” that the world will not forget.
The Friday Flood
May 31, 1889, saw one of the worst floods in history, refered to as 'The Johnstown Flood'.
The disaster in Johnstown, Pennsylvania was actually caused by a dam that gave way and killed more than 2,000 people.
The Red Cross, under the supervision of nurse Clara Barton, responded and came to the aid of victims.
The Friday Fires
Hostory will never forget January 13, 1939. Still known as the worst natural fires that ever occurred, wild fires broke out in Australia. Almost 5 million acres were set ablaze and 72 people lost their lives. For decades after the fires were extinguished, and the aftermath of this particular fire was devastating.
The Friday Fighting
February 9, 1945 gave 'birth' to yet another “Black Friday,” one of the most ferocious air battles of World War II, between Germany and Great Britain. It took place over Norway.
During this notorious air battle, 15 airplanes were shot down and 24 pilots died.
Few have forgotten the bravery that was shown on this day.
* REMEMBER ALL OF THE ABOVE *
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