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November 29, 2024

Black Friday 2024

Thanksgiving Day (which this year falls on November 28) traditionally takes place on the fourth Thursday in November, and the Friday afterward has become known as Black Friday (November 29). It’s the widely regarded start of the Christmas shopping season, and is known for widespread sales with high discounts, for … »

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November 28, 2024

Why Turkey on Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving Day, celebrated annually on the fourth Thursday in November (this year falling on Thursday, November 28), is a major American holiday originating in 1621, where the first shared meal between newly arrived European colonists at Plymouth, Massachusetts, known as Pilgrims, and the native Wampanoag people took place. Today, the … »

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November 5, 2024

Election Day 2024

The presidential election, as well as many other federal, state, and local elections, will be held on Tuesday, November 5. Early voting and mail-in voting is an option in many states (see here for a breakdown of which ones); in New York, early voting lasts from October 26 — November … »

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November 3, 2024

Daylight Saving Time 2024

Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends November 3 at 2:00 AM local time. If you notice your digital clocks jumping back from 2:00 back to 1:00, it’s not a glitch: we all gain an hour of sleep the night DST ends for the year. The United States began practicing DST (the … »

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