The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in modern history, fundamentally reshaping the global economy. What ...

The Great Depression began with “Black Tuesday” on Oct. 29, 1929, when a panic selloff triggered a stock market collapse, wiping out thousands of investors who had borrowed heavily.

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed economists who discussed the causes of the Great Depression.

Depression-era New York, through the art of children. By the Great Depression, community access to the arts had dried up, until federal art centers opened up to help fill in the gaps.

"The Great Depression was a singular event in our history, so I think it is unlikely that Trump's 25% tariffs lead to an economic calamity on that scale," Witcher said. "But a 25% tariff will ...