On that day the stock market crashed and it would be one of the main contributing factors that would trigger the Great Depression. ... On September 3, 1929 the stock market reached its peak with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at 381.17. ... There were more people selling and nearly no one was buying stock and this would lead to the stock market crashing all together. ... The fact of whether or not the stock market crashed caused the depression is still a highly debated issue. ... Eight months into his term as President Herbert Hoover found himself dealing with the stock market crash...

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