The Great Financial Panic of 1873 - Closing ... That same year, the depression set off railroad strikes. Workers all over the country, in response to wage cuts and poor working conditions, struck ...

The longest recession in American history took place between 1929 and 1939. Known as the Great Depression, this economic crisis was noteworthy in terms of both its length and its severity.

Following the economic panic of 1873, the United States experienced a period known as the Long Depression ... It was known as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. Pittsburgh was among the hardest ...

We all know that the Great Depression began in October 1929 ... and the yard office of the Union Belt of Detroit Railroad. The Union Belt was an interesting terminal railroad owned jointly ...