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The United States stock market crash of 1929 triggered a worldwide recession and a depression throughout America.

Why does the stock market crash like in 1929? How can people protect themselves? The answer might surprise.

Strained credit and wild financial speculation lead to panic in an era of bold industrial expansion at the dawn of the American Century, in the days before the Fed.

While historians generally claim that Herbert Hoover did nothing to stop the Great Depression, he actually did too much and made the crisis worse.

Early 2008 had stock markets, commodities, and gold prices peaking while the dollar fell. Then everything reversed with markets crashing. Options can save investors.

"I have no fears for the future of our country. It is bright with hope." - President Hoover's inaugural address on March 4,1929

Canada's vigorous economy was strong, growing rapidly with no end in sight in 1929. But then the world balance changed, dragging Canadians into the Great Depression.

The laissez faire policies of Calvin Coolidge and Treasury Secretary Mellon led to a cycle of catastrophic economic failures resulting in the Great Depression.

America is having an economic meltdown. This is the largest since the depression. The sub-prime mortgage lending rate, though, was not the only risk factor involved.

Lawmakers can't agree on an economic rescue plan threatening the future of the world economy. Television news is keeping anxious investors informed in unprecedented way.

Adam Smith's economic theory brought years of Coolidge prosperity. It also brought on the 1929 stock market crash. The Legacy of Herbert Hoover still suffers for it.

These are difficult times. But the enduring words of history's heroes are a trustworthy guide for a nation seeking solutions to financial crisis and its aftermath.

The financial crisis of the 1870's has been called The Long Depression. Its effects were still being felt even in the 1890s.

Unable to see the coming of the 1929 crash, both Presidents Coolidge and Hoover enabled a weakening system that could not be corrected based on Republican models.

Throughout American political history, conservatives and liberals have been battling for control of the government.

'Irrational exuberance' always leads to bubbles and stock market crashes. This article is about some of the early ones, including Tulip Mania and the South Sea Bubble.

While most Americans eagerly anticipated a return to "Normalcy" after WWI, the economic prosperity of the 1920s was a mirage that camouflaged the coming economic crisis t

The three Republican administrations of the 1920's adhered to a hands-off policy when it came to the government's relationship to the economy.

For investors with a low risk tolerance who still want their money working for them, there are many benefits with bonds, CDs, and T-Bills.

Herbert Hoover's background as a self-made man and international humanitarian qualified him to lead the nation but events swiftly neutralized his leadership competence.

The son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Hoover brought a reputation of public service to the White House.

Humberstone, Chile was one of the original nitrate towns during the nitrate boom of the late 1800's and early 1900's, now it's a spooky ghost town on the UNESCO list.

TV programmes and colour supplements have made rising house prices feel like a right for Britons. Faced with a credit crunch, that surely can't be a good thing...

Friday the 13th is viewed as unlucky by many, even those who are not particularly superstitious. Why is Friday the 13th unlucky and associated with bad luck?

Michael Lewis, best-selling author of Liar's Poker, has picked a collection of articles by various authors on modern financial crises starting with Black Monday in 1987.

There's no record of the man who led Bethlehem Steel to profits and prominence experiencing the paranormal. Places he was connected with are haunted. Maybe by Schwab?

For every event from the death of Princess Diana to the "takeover" of Earth by extraterrestials, David Icke has a conspiracy theory offering a very different "truth".

Every so many years, investors get a little too cocky over their returns and forget that sometimes they are just riding high on the wave before it breaks.

During World War I U.S. farmers planted an abundance of crops to feed the hungry in Europe during Turkish blockades. Twenty years later over plowing proved disastrous.

Tucson's historic and luxury boutique Arizona Inn has amenities including a heated outdoor pool, tennis court, saunas, exercise room, bars, and highly-rated restaurant.

While it is true that CDs and Savings Bonds do not appear to be as seductive as other investment vehicles, their potential is very exciting.

Investing in shares as opposed to trading shares is a common method used by financial services experts to increase wealth creation.

Jesse Livermore was an extraordinary short-term market trader. He is known for having made and lost many fortunes trading. Here are more of his rules...

John Donald Hicks's autobiography, "My Life With History," is a personal lesson in 19th and 20th century American history.

Research shows that laughter is often the best medicine. One of the fastest ways to cure the holiday blues is to read humorous books, where the laughs are guaranteed.

Teaching evening college classes necessitates a new approach to instruction in order to cut attrition and improve student success across the age spectrum.

Once again, we find ourselves in economic turmoil and this time it is much more widespread than it was in previous years.

Each year Black Friday becomes more and more chaotic, but what exactly is the history of Black Friday and where did the term Black Friday come from?

If you thought tabloids were kept busy with celebrity gossip about modern movie stars...silent movies may have been mute, but the stars sounded off scandalous stories.

Once buried, a person is dependent on friends on the surface to get them out. Quick reactions by all when a casualty is first taken by a slide can help survival chances.

Never in American history has a home been so closely connected to the success of a presidential campaign.

Now, here's an irony; a young man from one of the least red meat capitalist countries on the planet has won the World Monopoly Championships.

Boxing's popularity has waned in recent years but these films still pack a punch. The best boxing films, from five to one, are here

Although the automobile had been invented decades before the 1920s, they were so expensive few people could afford to have one.

Collins' first novel for kids is about a boy who thinks he was cloned from the blood on the Shroud of Turin.

Editor's determinations of what constitutes a newsworthy story, have sufficient power to influence public opinion; thereby increasing the importance of any single event.

The so-called "go-it-alone" mentality during the inter-war years fueled isolationist views while militarism in Japan and Germany pointed to new global conflicts.

During the Coolidge years of prosperity to the Great Depression and New Deal, Americans were loathe to take a critical stand against the rise of dictators & militarism.

Whether going off the Obama White House script , swearing at a senator, or confusing names of Supreme Court justices, Joe Biden has a lengthy list of political gaffes.

Suite101 goes behind the scenes with award-winning author Jonathan Chevreau, whose latest triumph is the intriguing money-lessons novel Findependence Day.