This was the year of the great depression and the market crash was the reason. ... --President Herbert Hoover 1930 March -- More than 3.2 million people are unemployed, up from 1.5 million before the "crash" of October, 1929. President Hoover remained optimistic however stating that "all the evidences indicate that the worst effects of the crash upon unemployment will have passed during the next sixty days." November -- The street corners of New York City are crowded with apple-sellers. ...

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