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Wall Street in the 1920s
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Wall Street bombing
A bomb exploded and killed 38 people and seriously injured 143 people. -
Dow Jones
With the economy still in the doldrums after the First World War, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is only at 63.90 points. -
Dow Jones Up
The Dow tops 100, closing the day at 100.75. The boom is on. -
Dow Jones new high
Wall Street gets an early Christmas present: The Dow tops 200 for the first time, closing the day at 200.93. -
Record High
The Dow hits 300 for the first time, closing the day at exactly 300.00. -
Pre Crash
On the day after Labor Day, the Dow hits its pre-crash high, closing at 381.17. It wouldn't reach that mark again for 25 years! -
Crash Begins
5 banks pony up about $20 million each to buy stock and restore confidence in the market -
Stock Market down
Dow drops almost 40 points (nearly 13 percent) to close 260.64 -
Even lower
The Dow drops another 30 points (nearly 12 percent) to close at 230.07 on trading of 16 million shares -
The Crash
Everything goes bankrupt. -
The Greath Depression Begins