History of Friday in Timeline
Friday is the day of the week positioned between Thursday and Saturday. Its ordinal position varies depending on the cultural convention of the week's starting day: it's the sixth day in 'Sunday-first' countries and the fifth day in 'Monday-first' countries, as per ISO 8601.
1962: Invention of the Filet-O-Fish
In 1962, Lou Groen, a McDonald's franchise owner, invented the Filet-O-Fish sandwich to combat declining hamburger sales on Fridays due to the Roman Catholic practice of abstaining from meat.
1983: 1983 Code of Canon Law
In 1983, the Code of Canon Law authorized episcopal conferences to allow other forms of penance to replace abstinence from meat.
September 1, 2006: Weekend Change in Bahrain and UAE
On September 1, 2006, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) changed their weekend to a Friday-Saturday weekend.
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