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* The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash Wall Street Crash] or Black Thursday refers to October 24, 1929, the day when the New York Stock Exchange crashed, leading eventually to the Great Depression. The crash followed a speculative boom which had taken hold in the late 1920s, which had led millions of Americans to invest heavily in the stock market. | * The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash Wall Street Crash] or Black Thursday refers to October 24, 1929, the day when the New York Stock Exchange crashed, leading eventually to the Great Depression. The crash followed a speculative boom which had taken hold in the late 1920s, which had led millions of Americans to invest heavily in the stock market. | ||
| + | *Wallstrait: well-straight: looks like a calque of a romance language. Cf. Greek orthodox | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 7 July 2005
- The Wall Street Crash or Black Thursday refers to October 24, 1929, the day when the New York Stock Exchange crashed, leading eventually to the Great Depression. The crash followed a speculative boom which had taken hold in the late 1920s, which had led millions of Americans to invest heavily in the stock market.
- Wallstrait: well-straight: looks like a calque of a romance language. Cf. Greek orthodox
