Witness History: Archive 2013 - The Wall Street Crash of 1987

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19 October 1987 became known as Black Monday after share prices on Wall Street fell by a record rate.

We hear from Art Cashin, a trader at the New York Stock Exchange.

Photo: The scene on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Black Monday (MARIA R BASTONE/AFP/Getty Images)

Published on Monday, 28th October 2013.

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