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World Service,19 Oct 2010,10 mins

Wall Street Crash of 1987

Witness History

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The 19 of October 1987 became known as Black Monday, after prices on Wall Street fell at a rate that has never been matched since. Witness hears from one of the traders at the New York Stock Exchange.

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