On what date did Wall Street suffer the famous Black Tuesday crash in 1929?

Black Tuesday, the Wall Street crash of 1929, occurred on October 29, 1929.

The day followed Black Thursday, October 24, and Black Monday, October 28. On Black Tuesday, investors traded millions of shares as panic selling accelerated. The crash did not cause the entire Great Depression by itself, but it became its best-known financial symbol.

The market had risen dramatically during the 1920s, encouraged by speculation and widespread use of borrowed money. When prices began falling, leveraged investors faced pressure to sell, adding to the downward spiral. The Dow Jones Industrial Average continued declining after October 1929 and reached a much lower point in July 1932.

A common mix-up is treating October 24 as the sole crash date. That day was the first major panic, while October 29 is the date traditionally called Black Tuesday.