October 24, 1929

1929-10-24 00:00 UTC

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Black Thursday

Black Thursday
Photo: US-gov · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Panic selling on Wall Street begins the collapse that opens the Great Depression.
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When exactly did black thursday take place?
It is recorded at 1929-10-24 00:00 UTC — October 24, 1929 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
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Confirmed on October 1, 2026 in block 969,500. Anyone can verify this record exists, without us.

SHA-256 96d90f413905838d092fdf5f3c69dfc419232437d1bbb5970f81ea8be18b33db

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