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  1. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash or the Crash of '29, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It began in September, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) collapsed, and ended in mid-November.

  2. The Wall Street crash of 1929, also called the Great Crash, was a sudden and steep decline in stock prices in the United States in late October of that year. Over the course of four business days—Black Thursday (October 24) through Black Tuesday (October 29)—the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped from 305.85 points to 230.07 points ...

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  3. May 10, 2010 · The Stock Market Crash of 1929 occurred on October 29, 1929, when Wall Street investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were...

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  5. Nov 22, 2013 · Minor tick marks indicate the first trading day of the year. As shown in the figure, the index peaked on September 3, 1929, closing at 381.17. The index declined until July 8, 1932, when it closed at $41.22. The index did not reach the 1929 high again until November 23, 1954.

  6. Mar 16, 2023 · The stock market crash of 1929 began on "Black Monday," Oct. 28, 1929, when panicked investors sent the DJIA plunging nearly 13% in heavy trading. The 1929 crash followed a decade of economic...

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  7. Apr 13, 2018 · The stock market crash of 1929—considered the worst economic event in world history—began on Thursday, October 24, 1929, with skittish investors trading a record 12.9 million shares. On...

  8. Apr 7, 2022 · The stock market crash of 1929 was a collapse of stock prices that began on October 24, 1929. By October 29, 1929, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dropped by 30.57%, marking one of the worst declines in U.S. history. It destroyed confidence in Wall Street markets and led to the Great Depression .

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