During a break in a meeting investigating this event, Lya Graf, then the shortest woman in the world,was photographed in a person's lap.
During a break in a meeting investigating this event, Lya Graf, then the shortest woman in the world,was photographed in a person's lap. One act passed in response to this event was the subject of Board ofGovernors v. Agnew. "Sunshine" Charles Mitchell was, reportedly, the most culpable for this event, whichwas investigated by the Pecora Commission. An act passed to prevent a repeat of this event containedRegulation Q and was partially revoked in 1999 by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The act that separatedsecurities firms from commercial banks, the Glass-Steagall Act, was passed because of this event. For 10points, name this event, also known as Black Tuesday, which commonly marks the beginning of the GreatDepression.
During a break in a meeting investigating this event, Lya Graf, then the shortest woman in the world,was photographed in a person's lap.
Wall Street Crash of 1929 [or Stock Market Crash of 1929; or Black Tuesday until it is read; prompt on the "Great Depression"]