Almost as sleepy as a Kmart on any day: Black Friday 2015 was a mere shadow of its former self, thanks in large part to the growing popularity of online shopping. The days of 5 a.m. stampedes when the stores open and fist fights over $199 flat-screen TVs appear to be over.
If the trend holds, Black Friday will disappear before we ever figure out precisely what the “black” means.
Make sure Biden tests the lights: First lady Michelle Obama on Friday welcomed the official White House Christmas tree as the Executive Mansion made the switch from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
As part of the festive transition, aides put President Barack Obama in the Christmas spirit by reminding him he has to endure the humiliating turkey-pardoning ritual only one more time.
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1922, a British pilot gave the first public skywriting exhibition, spelling out “Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200” over New York’s Times Square.
New Yorkers who dialed the number all heard the same thing: A woman’s voice screeching “Surrender Dorothy,” followed by maniacal cackling.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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