Wall Street’s history takes place in the tumultuous days of early America.  The history of Wall Street, which begins in the seventeenth century, includes religious persecution, freedom in a New World, settlement, slaves, a sudden switch of allegiance, and eventual gaining of the position as financial centre of the world. 

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The stock market crash that took place on Tuesday, October 29, 1929, was one of the most significant events in American history.  This sudden drop in the confidence of investors in the prosperity of 1920s America helped precipitate the Great Depression. There were a number of issues that contributed to the severity of the stock market crash of 1929.

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