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  2. Panic of 1893 - Wikipedia

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    The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States. It began in February 1893 and officially ended eight months later, but the effects from it continued to be felt until 1897. [ 1 ] It was the most serious economic depression in history until the Great Depression of the 1930s.

  3. List of recessions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Bank run on the Seamen's Savings Bank during the panic of 1857. There have been as many as 48 recessions in the United States dating back to the Articles of Confederation, and although economists and historians dispute certain 19th-century recessions, [1] the consensus view among economists and historians is that "the [cyclical] volatility of GNP and unemployment was greater before the Great ...

  4. Denver Depression of 1893 - Wikipedia

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    With the Coinage Act of 1873, bimetallism was disestablished by Congress and gold was established as the standard.Despite this, the city of Denver, Colorado enjoyed boomtown growth during the late 19th century after the discovery and development of numerous silver mines and the passage of first the Bland–Allison Act of 1878 and then the Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890, both of which ...

  5. Presidency of William McKinley - Wikipedia

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    The long, deep depression that followed the Panic of 1893 finally ended in late 1896, as all the economic indicators in 1897 turned positive. Business newspapers and magazines were filled with optimistic reports throughout 1897.

  6. 1893 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    May 1 – The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, Illinois. The first U.S. commemorative postage stamps and Coins are issued for the Exposition. Pabst Blue Ribbon wins an award for the best beer. [1] May 5 – Panic of 1893: A crash on the New York Stock Exchange starts a depression.

  7. Did New Deal end Depression? History says deficit ... - AOL

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    You know, there have been so many errors -- in some cases they've been deliberate distortions -- about the impact of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's innovative New Deal policies on the U.S ...

  8. Fry's Army - Wikipedia

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    The American economy went through a protracted depression during the decade of the 1890s, signaled by a dramatic drop of the stock market and a financial panic beginning in May 1893. [1] By the end of 1893 more than 16,000 businesses and 500 banks had closed their doors, with approximately 2 million workers cast into the ranks of the unemployed ...

  9. The Day the Great Depression Ended - AOL

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    On this day in economic and business history ... In most respects, April 28, 1942, was much like any other day of the Great Depression era for American markets. "The stock market lacked buying ...