29K views · 18 reactions | On this day in 1929, nearly 13 million shares of stock were traded as Black Thursday hit Wall Street, marking the start of the worst stock market crash in U.S. history. | WXII 12 NEWS | Facebook

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting many American women the right to vote. The Amendment was the result of nearly a century’s work by both Black and White suffrage advocates, but despite the Amendment’s aims, it would take more than 40 years for many women of color to achieve voting equality. To learn more about the 19th Amendment, visit https://bit.ly/3heZivq | HISTORY