Great Depression Starts
October 24, 1929-1939 (oct 24, 1929 – oct 24, 1939)
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The beginning of the Great Depression is often cited as the dramatic crash of the stock market on "Black Thursday," October 24, 1929 when 16 million shares of stock were quickly sold by panicking investors who had lost faith in the American economy.
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