History of the United States II / Unit 10 USH2 1354 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Black Tuesday
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The idea
On October twenty-ninth, Black Tuesday, investors traded more than sixteen million shares and lost more than fourteen billion dollars in a single day.
In practice
Digital History's count: sixteen million four hundred ten thousand shares.
Where people slip
Three million shares had counted as a busy day. The Yawp records U.S. Steel falling from two hundred sixty-two dollars to twenty-two.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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