we began looking at why the 1929 stockmarket crash turned into the Great Depression. The crash itself, of course, signalled the start of one of the longest economic downturns in modern history.

the Great Depression began with a stock market crash. On Black Tuesday—October 29, 1929—over 16 million shares were sold in a wave of mass capitulation over the course of a single trading ...

Today, we return to the Great Depression. We have already looked at how the Crash of 1929 unfolded Black Thursday (24 October, 1929) gave way to mildly overcast Friday. But this unfortunately ...