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170: The Crash of 1929 & Meeting President Herbert Hoover

History That Doesn't Suck

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The Descent of the Stock Market: Panic at the Exchange

This chapter explores the harrowing events of the 1929 stock market crash through the eyes of shoeshine worker Pat Bologna, capturing the panic at the New York Stock Exchange. It examines the desperation of margin investors and the economic factors that contributed to this financial catastrophe.

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