Tag: Wall Street

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16th September 1920: 38 people died in the Wall Street bombing in New York

16th September 2023
Tagged as: America, Bomb, Economy, Explosion, New York, Terrorism, United States, Wall Street

38 people died and hundreds more were wounded in the Wall Street bombing in New York.

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24th August 1967: Abbie Hoffman throws money inside the New York Stock Exchange

24th August 2023
Tagged as: Abbie Hoffman, Activism, New York, Protest, Stock Market, United States, USA, Wall Street

Political activist Abbie Hoffman and a group of protesters threw dollar bills onto the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to its lowest point during the Great Depression

8th July 2023
Tagged as: America, Bonus March, Crash, Dollar, Dow Jones, Economy, Great Depression, Hoover, United States, USA, Wall Street

From its high of 381.17 on September 3, 1929, the Dow plummeted by almost 90 per cent to 41.22 on July 8, 1932.

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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.