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Stock Market crash of 1929


United States, Financial Event    (1929-09 to 1932-06)
• From Sep 1929 through Jun 1932 stock prices fell by over 80%. It took 20 years for the market to recover to previous levels.
• 1929-10-24 : "Black Thursday" begins a sharp drop in stock prices
• 1996 : Article on the role of the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve in the 1929 crash and subsequent depression (See: Webster Tarpley article)
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