oct 29, 1928 - Gilded Tuesday obliterates the American economy.

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Where exports had formed America’s only international ties, that too is severed. Hoover blames Progressive radicals, who subsequently blame failed Democratic compromises, who in turn blame the Republicans’ pro-plutocrat agenda. No party is willing to take blame for the economic crash, though the public blames the Republicans who control the Presidency as well as the Senate majority.

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