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oct 29 Learn More Black Tuesday


The most devastating stock market crash in American history took place on this fateful day in 1929. The market lost an incredible $14 billion on "Black Tuesday," leading to a rash of suicides. It allegedly got so bad at one New York hotel that, at check-in, the front desk asked guests if they needed a room for sleeping or for jumping. To counter that horrible image, here's a picture of a dog dressed like a stockbroker.

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