Black Friday
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Black Friday is the term commonly used for the notorious 1869 U.S. financial crisis when a failed attempt to corner the gold market caused a market crash and widespread economic turmoil.
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| Black Friday canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Black Friday Context triple: [Black Friday gold panic of 1869, hasAlternativeName, Black Friday]
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Double Eleven
Double Eleven is a British video game development studio known for co-developing and porting titles for major partners, including work on games from Mojang Studios.
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Black Friday shopping
Black Friday shopping is the annual post-Thanksgiving retail event in the United States known for massive sales, doorbuster deals, and large crowds of bargain-hunting consumers.
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Black Friday (8 September 1978)
Black Friday (8 September 1978) was a pivotal and bloody crackdown by Iranian security forces on protesters in Tehran, widely seen as a turning point that radicalized opposition and accelerated the Iranian Revolution.
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Buy Nothing Day
Buy Nothing Day is an international anti-consumerism event encouraging people to abstain from shopping for 24 hours as a protest against overconsumption and corporate culture.
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Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a public holiday observed on December 26 in several Commonwealth countries, traditionally associated with giving to the less fortunate and now also known for sporting events and post-Christmas shopping.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Black Friday Target entity description: Black Friday is the term commonly used for the notorious 1869 U.S. financial crisis when a failed attempt to corner the gold market caused a market crash and widespread economic turmoil.
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A.
Double Eleven
Double Eleven is a British video game development studio known for co-developing and porting titles for major partners, including work on games from Mojang Studios.
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B.
Black Friday shopping
Black Friday shopping is the annual post-Thanksgiving retail event in the United States known for massive sales, doorbuster deals, and large crowds of bargain-hunting consumers.
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C.
Black Friday (8 September 1978)
Black Friday (8 September 1978) was a pivotal and bloody crackdown by Iranian security forces on protesters in Tehran, widely seen as a turning point that radicalized opposition and accelerated the Iranian Revolution.
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D.
Buy Nothing Day
Buy Nothing Day is an international anti-consumerism event encouraging people to abstain from shopping for 24 hours as a protest against overconsumption and corporate culture.
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E.
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a public holiday observed on December 26 in several Commonwealth countries, traditionally associated with giving to the less fortunate and now also known for sporting events and post-Christmas shopping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial crisis
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historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Friday gold panic
NERFINISHED
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Gold Panic of 1869 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
attempt to corner the U.S. gold market
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speculative bubble in gold ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currencyInvolved | gold ⓘ |
| date | 1869-09-24 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
19th-century newspaper accounts
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U.S. government reports ⓘ |
| economicSector |
commodities trading
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financial markets ⓘ |
| followedBy | increased calls for financial regulation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
bankruptcies of speculators
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collapse of gold prices ⓘ economic turmoil in the United States ⓘ financial panic ⓘ losses for farmers and businesses ⓘ public distrust of Wall Street speculators ⓘ stock market crash ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
insider influence on government policy
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market manipulation ⓘ speculation in commodities ⓘ |
| involves |
New York Gold Exchange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
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Wall Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Abel Corbin
NERFINISHED
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James Fisk NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | post–Civil War inflation and debt issues ⓘ |
| regulatoryConsequence |
debates over federal role in financial markets
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greater scrutiny of Wall Street speculators ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gilded Age speculation
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U.S. monetary policy after the Civil War ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of a U.S. market crash caused by speculation
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highlighted vulnerability of U.S. economy to financial manipulation ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
congressional investigations
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historical studies of American finance ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Treasury gold sale ordered by President Grant
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U.S. government decision to sell gold ⓘ |
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