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The Crash of '29

An increasing volatile market spiralled out of control on the infamous day, as the stocks on the exchange lost $14 billion in value, ten times the annual budget of the federal government at that time.
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Hysteria on the Street
On the day of the collapse, the exchange lost $14 billion in value, ten times the annual budget of the federal government at that time.

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