Thousands of fans braved heavy rain as they waited in London's Leicester Square for the launch of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, many camping overnight in order to get a good spot.
The Black Friday frenzy was still alive and well in some places, like the Toys " R" Us store in New York's Times Square, but there may have been a bit of nostalgia at play.
It was a call for economic and racial equality, a call to action that brought more than 200,000 people to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on August 28th, 60 years ago.