Did Stock Brokers Jump off Buildings during the 1929 Stock Market Crash?

When the economy slowed down and then suddenly collapsed, so did the stock market. First in London, then dramatically in New York. This triggered the so-called Great Depression, which was a world financial slump that lasted in most countries for around a decade, until the start of World War II. Did investors and stock brokers who had lost it all leap off of buildings during the 1929 Stock Market Crash? Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Script: Conan White Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ Sources: Six Days in October by Karen Blumenthal Copyright 2002 The 1929 Stock Market Crash by Martin Gitlin Copyright 2008 The Day the Bubble Burst by Gordon Thomas & Max Morgon-Witts The Great Depression by Pierre Berton Copyright 1990