The 10 Worst Financial Panics in US History

10. Knickerbocker Trust Panic

9. The Panic of 1797

8. Dot-Com Bubble

7. Western Land Panic of 1837

6. Ohio Life Panic

5. Gold Panic of 1893

4. OPEC Oil Crisis

3. Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis

2. Panic of 1873 & Long Depression

1. The Great Crash of 1929 and The Great Depression

What is interesting here is how every major panic followed “easy money” booms or land / Real Estate speculation booms.

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