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5th October 1936: The Jarrow March departs for London

  • 5th October 2022
  • Tagged as: Economy, Great Depression, House of Commons, Jarrow March, London, Protest, Society, Unemployment

The closure of Palmer’s Shipyard was a devastating blow to the people of Jarrow, where unemployment had hit 70%.

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24th October 1929: Black Thursday marks the start of the Wall Street Crash

  • 24th October 2021
  • Tagged as: America, Depression, Economy, Great Depression, New York, New York City, United States, Wall Street, Wall Street Crash

Although the scale of panic selling did slow down, the market continued its downward trajectory for over 2 years.

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28th July 1932: Bonus Marchers forcibly evicted from Washington D.C. by the Army

  • 28th July 2020
  • Tagged as: America, First World War, Great Depression, Hoover, MacArthur, United States, USA, Washington DC

Bonus Marchers in Washington D.C. were forcibly removed by the U.S. Army under General Douglas MacArthur.

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15th December 1933: 21st Amendment ends prohibition in the USA

  • 15th December 2019
  • Tagged as: Alcohol, America, Criminal, Gangster, Great Depression, Prohibition, USA

On the 15th December 1933, the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution came into effect, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment which had made the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol illegal.

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24th October 1929: Wall Street Crash begins on ‘Black Thursday’

  • 24th October 2019
  • Tagged as: Economy, Great Depression, Shares, USA, Wall Street Crash

Thursday the 24th October 1929, known as Black Thursday, is generally accepted as the first day of the Wall Street Crash.

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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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