1929 AD
Wall Street Crash
A stock market collapse signals the start of the Great Depression.
- Time period
- 1929 AD
- Region
- United States
- Theme
- Economy
- Civilization
- Interwar United States
Starting in late October 1929, share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, with 29 October known as Black Tuesday. Fortunes vanished and banks failed. The crash became a symbol of the start of the Great Depression.