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Friday, October 24, 2008

This Day in Wall Street History 1929: Another "black" day

Less than a week before the crash of 1929, Wall Street suffered through "Black Thursday." During a day of frantic action, stock prices plummeted and investors on the New York Stock Exchange dumped 13 million shares. Despite the best efforts of J.P. Morgan and other wealthy investors, Black Thursday proved to be but a preview of the even more difficult times ahead for Wall Street.
- source: www.history.com

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