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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' occurred in [[October]] [[1929]] in the [[United States of America]]. After enjoying the [[American boom]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Creatures and Demons (reference book)|chaptname=The Cult of Skaro - Daleks|page=30}}) a period of "[[wealth]] and excess" throughout the [[1920s]], the [[stock market]] suddenly suffered the worst crash in its history, leading to the [[Great Depression]]. The impact of the Crash was felt across [[Earth|the globe]], with particularly notable effects on the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Germany]]. The Depression lasted ten [[year]]s until the [[World War II|Second World War]] brought it to an end. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' occurred in [[October]] [[1929]] in the [[United States of America]]. After enjoying the [[American boom]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Creatures and Demons (reference book)|chaptname=The Cult of Skaro - Daleks|page=30}}) a period of "[[wealth]] and excess" throughout the [[1920s]], the [[stock market]] suddenly suffered the worst crash in its history, leading to the [[Great Depression]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') Suddenly, shares were worthless. Thousands of people lost their jobs and many were evicted for their homes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Creatures and Demons (reference book)|chaptname=The Cult of Skaro - Daleks|page=30}}) The impact of the Crash was felt across [[Earth|the globe]], with particularly notable effects on the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Germany]]. The Depression lasted ten [[year]]s until the [[World War II|Second World War]] brought it to an end. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | ||
[[Peri Brown]] named it when the [[Sixth Doctor]] tried to remember something important that happened in 1929. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timeshare (VD short story)|Timeshare]]'') | [[Peri Brown]] named it when the [[Sixth Doctor]] tried to remember something important that happened in 1929. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timeshare (VD short story)|Timeshare]]'') | ||
