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The Bank Holiday (mar 6, 1933 – mar 6, 1933)

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All the banks were ordered to close so that the Treasury Department could inspect banks before they could re-opened. An emergency banking law was rushed through Congress to protect Americans.

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mar 6, 1933
mar 6, 1933
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