PDF The Stock Market Crash of 1929 - University of Notre Dame

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 It began on Thursday, October 24, 1929. 12,894,650 shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange-a record. To put this number in perspective, let us go back a bit to March 12, 1928 when there was at that time a record set for trading activity. On that day, a total of 3,875,910 shares were traded. ................
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