Thousands of investors lost their savings in the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history on Oct. 29, 1929, after a five-day frenzy of heavy trading, triggering the Great Depression to follow.

Tragically, at least two people lost their lives because of the stock market crash of 1929. Hulda Borowski, who had worked at a Wall Street brokerage for over 28 years, jumped from the 40th floor ...

Crash Of 1929. Showing 1 - 6 of 6 Results. ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 1929 (UP) - Wall Street must work out its own salvation without hope of material aid from the government, ...

Wall Street's struggle to recover from this month's devastating drop is coinciding with the anniversary of another dark period for the stock market — the crash of 1929. IE 11 is not supported.

Between Black Thursday and the end of 1929, only four of the 100 suicides and suicide attempts reported in the New York Times were plunges linked to the crash, and only two took place on Wall Street.

It was Tuesday, October 29, 1929 -- 95 years ago today. Since the past week the New York Stock Exchange had been in turmoil. The Roaring 20s had seen a unprecedented boom on wall Street.

These 20 vintage photos show how the 1929 market crash, marked by dramatic stock price drops on Black Thursday, Black Monday, and Black Tuesday, unfolded on Wall Street and beyond. The Roaring ...