The Great Depression October 24, 1929 saw perhaps one of the worst days in United States history. That day has ever since been entitled “Black Thursday”. This Thursday was different than any other Thursday in American history because on this Thursday the stock market plummeted to the very bottom and New York had become such a hysterical place that the New York Police had to close the visitor’s gallery. Nearly thirteen million shares of stock were …showed first 75 words of 403 total…

…showed last 75 words of 403 total…our country. As the Federal Government continued to do nothing, and the Depression worsened, people became very angry. Not only did people become angry, but they became dangerously angry. So dangerous that incidents were becoming more and more popular across the country. On March 19, 1930, one thousand and one hundred men stood on a breadline in New York and stole two truckloads of bread and rolls as they were being delivered to a nearby hotel (Goldston 56).