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On October 24 1929, the New York Stock Exchange began to plummet.
It would continue to fall for more than two years and when it finally settled - America had entered the Great Depression.
Hear testimonies from the BBC's archive.
Photo: Copyright Getty Images
By BBC World Service4.3
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On October 24 1929, the New York Stock Exchange began to plummet.
It would continue to fall for more than two years and when it finally settled - America had entered the Great Depression.
Hear testimonies from the BBC's archive.
Photo: Copyright Getty Images

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