Black Tuesday refers to a
number of different things:
The phrase
Black Tuesday refers to October 29, 1929, five days after the
United States stock market crash of
Black Thursday, when general panic set in and everyone with
investments in the market tried to pull out of the market at once.
This week and its aftermath marked the start of the
Great Depression in the United States. While Black Tuesday is
often cited as the worst day in Stock Market history, in terms of
percentage loss the honor goes to
Black Monday, 1987.
The phrase
Black Tuesday has also been used to refer to September 11,
2001, the date of the terrorist attack that destroyed the World
Trade Center.
