Top Items About Recessions
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| Anecdotes | The Simpsons responds to George H. W. Bush family values | In January 1992, during a campaign stop at a gathering of the National Religious Broadcasters, George H. W. Bush made... | root | 124 | |
| Anecdotes | The Zeitgeist movie on the Stock Market Crash of 1929 | From 1921 to 1929 the Fed [Federal Reserve] increased the money supply, resulting once again in extensive loans to the... | root | 75 | |
| Anecdotes | The Zeitgeist movie on the creation of the Federal Reserve | "By the early 20th Century, the United States had already implemented and removed a few central banking systems, which... | root | 75 | |
| Anecdotes | Babe Ruth: Contract | One day at the height of the Great Depression, Babe Ruth was asked to take a pay cut. He refused, holding out for the... | Anonymous | 43 | |
| Trivia | Economists have trouble forecasting recessions | In 1929, days after the stock market crash, the Harvard Economic Society reassured its subscribers: “A severe depression... | root | 41 | |
| Anecdotes | Black Tuesday | On October 20th, 1929, the noted Yale University economist Irving Fisher declared that "stock prices have reached what... | Anonymous | 37 | |
| Anecdotes | What The Hecht? | Though he was earning $2,500 every week promoting real estate during the Florida property boom in the early 1920s, Ben... | Anonymous | 32 | |
| Anecdotes | Happy Days | The classic song "Happy Days Are Here Again" was first played by George Olsen at New York`s Hotel Pennsylvania... on... | Anonymous | 32 | |
| Anecdotes | Great Depression | Though President Herbert Hoover was harshly criticized for his reluctance to use federal intervention to promote... | Anonymous | 30 | |
| Anecdotes | Recession | The latter portion of Jimmy Carter`s presidency was plagued by recession. The American economy did not pick up again... | Anonymous | 28 |
