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Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...

Timeline of Events

1929

12.3.1929

Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover announces to the U.S. Congress that the worst effects of the recent stock market crash are behind the nation and the American people have regained faith in the economy.

1967

5.11.1967

Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and socialist politician, is imprisoned in Athens by the Greek military junta.

1995

1.31.1995

President Bill Clinton authorizes a $20 billion loan to Mexico to stabilize its economy.