29 October 1929
#KnowSouthernHistory
On this date in 1929 - Black Tuesday descended on the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic selling and thousands of investors were wiped out as America’s Great Depression began. The American South was hardest hit.
Other Years:
1877 - Confederate Lt. General Nathan Bedford Forrest died at Memphis, Tennessee.
1904 - First intercity trucking service opened between Colorado City and Snyder, Texas.
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