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The 10 worst stock market crashes in U.S. History.

By Dustin Woodard, About.com

If you thought the 2000-2002 crash was painful, think again! It barely made the list of the ten worst markets crashes in U.S. history.

I sifted through Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) market data going back to 1900 (unfortunately I can't go this far back with S&P 500 data) and compiled a list of the 10 worst stock market crashes. To make this list, the market (as represented by the Dow) had to be down over 37 percent from high to low!

One interesting note before we get to the list, is that most market crashes are long (lasting over a year) and 6 out of the top 11 crashes started in either September or November. Okay, let's get to the list:

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