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World Service,24 Oct 2012,9 mins

The Wall Street Crash

Witness History

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On October 24 1929, the New York Stock Exchange began to plummet. It would continue to fall for more than two years and when it finally settled - America had entered the Great Depression. Hear testimonies from the BBC's archive. Photo: Copyright Getty Images

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