The New York Stock Exchange crashed in what was later dubbed "Black Tuesday", beginning the Great Depression, on this day in 1928. What led to Black Tuesday? The Crash of 1929 was the result of a ...

People gather on the subtreasury building steps across from the New York Stock Exchange in New York on “Black Thursday” on Oct. 24, 1929. The Great Depression followed thereafter.

1863: The New York Stock & Exchange Board changes its name to the New York Stock Exchange. ... which became known as "Black Thursday" and is also considered the start of the Great Depression.

A Library of Congress teaching guide says, “The Great Depression began in 1929 when, in a period of ten weeks, stocks on the New York Stock Exchange lost 50 percent of their value.” Advertisement ...

New York Stock Exchange ruled 1792-2012. John Waggoner, USA TODAY. ... Black Tuesday, when the market fell 11%, helping usher in the Great Depression.

The stock market crashed in October 1929, wiping out billions of dollars of wealth and heralding the Great Depression. The crash is known as Black Thursday. It was preceded by a period of ...

Oct. 29, 1929: Crowds panic in the Wall Street district of Manhattan due to the heavy trading on the New York Stock Exchange. At the end of the Roaring Twenties, the stock market crash was rumored ...

The New York Stock Exchange traces its history back nearly 220 years, ... which became known as “Black Thursday” and is also considered the start of the Great Depression.

Richard Whitney, acting president of the New York Stock Exchange during the crash and a famous broker with the prestigious firm J.P. Morgan as his client, grandly lived well above his means.

Nov. 24, 2008— -- While investors have anguished over their stock market losses, a group of smiling faces have appeared almost every day at the New York Stock Exchange to mark the start and ...

Aug. 9, 2011 -- intro: In the past week, the stock market has suffered through two of the worst single-day point drops in history. Bad economic news has left the New York Stock Exchange engulfed ...