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#OnThisDate September 20, 1873 - Financial Earthquake
The Panic Of 1873 Was A Defining Moment In American Economic History, Marking The Beginning Of What Is Now Referred To As The Long Depression.
On September 20, 1873, The New York Stock Exchange Closed For Ten Days Following The Collapse Of Jay Cooke & Company, A Major Investment Bank That Had Overextended Itself In Financing Railroad Expansion, Particularly The Northern Pacific Railroad.
Jay Cooke, A Renowned Banker, Was Unable To Sell Enough Bonds To Keep The Firm Afloat, Triggering Widespread Panic.
This Financial Crisis Exposed The Fragility Of The Overheated Economy, Leading To A Chain Reaction Of Bankruptcies Across The United States And Europe.
Thousands Of Businesses Failed, Railroad Construction Halted, And Unemployment Soared.
By 1876, It Was Estimated That Nearly A Quarter Of The Nation's Railroads Had Gone Bankrupt.
The Panic Had International Repercussions, As It Coincided With A Global Recession, Particularly Impacting Britain And Germany.
The Political Consequences Were Profound. The Ulysses S. Grant Administration, Already Facing Criticism Over Corruption, Was Blamed For The Laissez-Faire Economic Policies That Preceded The Crash.
The Panic Also Intensified Debates Over Monetary Policy, Including The Role Of Greenbacks And The Gold Standard, Foreshadowing Later Financial Reforms.
The Panic Of 1873, Though Often Overshadowed By The Great Depression, Remains A Critical Event In Understanding The Cycles Of Boom And Bust That Define Capitalist Economies.
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