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The Great Depression was the worst economic disaster of the 20th century, ... bank failures, and poverty. Factories closed, people lost savings, and homelessness surged.

Businesses closed, banks collapsed, one in four people was unemployed, families couldn't make rent, the economy was broken. And this was happening all over the world.

The crash wiped out both corporate and individual wealth. The stock market peaked on Sept. 3, 1929 with the Dow at 381.17. The ultimate bottom was reached on July 8, 1932 when the Dow stood at 41.22.

Businesses closed, banks collapsed, one in four people was unemployed, families couldn't make rent, the economy was broken. And this was happening all over the world.