What happened on black tuesday?

The big ole' Wall Street crash of 1929

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Black Tuesday was the fourth and last day of the stock market crash of 1929. It took place on October 29, 1929. Investors traded a record 16.4 million shares. They lost $14 billion on the New York Stock Exchange, worth $199 billion in 2017 dollars. During the four days of the crash, the Dow dropped 25 percent and investors lost $30 billion.