Wall Street Crash of 1929
"Black Tuesday" redirects here. For other uses, see Black Tuesday (disambiguation). For other uses, see Wall Street Crash (disambiguation). Crowd gathering on Wall Street after the 1929 crash. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 , also known as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 or the Great Crash , is the stock market crash that occurred in late October, 1929. It started on October 24 ("Black Thursday") and continued until October 29, 1929 ("Black Tuesday"), when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. It was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, when taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its after effects. [1] The crash, which followed the London Stock Exchange's crash of September, signalled the beginning of the 12-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries. [2] Contents 1 Timeline 2 Analysis 2.1 Economic fundamentals 2.2