What Was It Like When the Market CRASHED in 1929?

In 1929, shoeshine boys gave stock tips, bankers promised the boom would never end, and ordinary Americans bought shares with ten percent down and ninety percent borrowed. Then, in four days in October, it all came apart. This is what it was actually like to live through the Wall Street Crash, from Black Thursday and Black Tuesday to the bank runs, breadlines and Hoovervilles, and the rules it left behind that still protect your savings today. For education and entertainment, not financial advice. 0:00 The Shoeshine Tip 0:36 The Roaring Machine 1:30 Ten Dollars Down 2:30 The Warnings 3:22 Black Thursday 4:39 Black Tuesday 5:30 The Long Fall 6:27 Life After the Crash 7:16 Fixing the Machine 8:26 So, Why Does This Matter?