There are two things you should take care of before opening a Roth IRA: 1  Tuck away at least $1,000 in a savings account for emergencies. 2  Pay off your credit card debt. At the very least, make a significant dent in your debt and have a plan for its elimination.
David O. Whitten, Auburn University. The Depression of 1893 was one of the worst in American history with the unemployment rate exceeding ten percent for half a decade.
Timelines Of The Great Depression. The Great Depression and its effects lasted more than a decade, from 1929 until 1941. Click here for more facts about timelines of the Great Depression. Following are some of the key dates in the timeline of the Great Depression: October 29, 1929: Stock market crashed, Black Tuesday. 1930: Severe drought and Dust Bowl conditions began to ruin farmersâ land, a condition that lasted until 1935.