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On October 29, 1929, known as the infamous Black Tuesday, the stock market collapsed, marking the start of the Great Depression -- a period of hardship, fear, and national disillusionment.
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On October 24, 1929, the US stock market began to fluctuate wildly.
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Five days later, the market had completely collapsed. They called it - Black Tuesday.
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This stock trader jumped off a building after losing everything on Black Tuesday.
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A shanty town in New York's Central Park. Many other shanty towns started popping up all over the country.
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Panic on the floor of the US Stock Exchange.
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The first few banks didn't collapse until 1930.
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Signs like this became a common sight.
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Jobs were so scarce hundreds of men line up to apply for a single position.
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Jobless men, keep going - photos of American Great Depression (30 Pics)
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June 12, 2020
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