Black Friday

The Collapse of the City of London's oldest bill-brokerage firm and discount company, Overend, Gurney, and Company initiates the financial panic of 1866, marking a change in perception of the banking industry and stimulating new economic theories during the 1860s.

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Joshua Gooch, "On 'Black Friday,' 11 May 1866"

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11 May 1866

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