nbcnews:Hordes of shoppers hit the stores on Black Friday(Photo: Stan Honda / AFP - Getty Images)Hordes of shoppers descended on stores across the country in the ritual known as Black Friday after many major retailers moved their openings into Thanksgiving night.Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, reported its best ever Black Friday events after opening at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. During the high traffic period from 8 p.m. through midnight, Wal-Mart processed nearly 10 million register transactions and almost 5,000 items per second. Read the complete story. 