Anonymous asked this question on 4/24/2000:

What are five companies that are around during the stock market crash 1920's and 30's that are still around today?

CeeBee gave this response on 4/24/2000:

There were MANY companies that survived the Great Depression which began on Black Thursday, October 29, 1929. Six of them were:

Ford (1903) Goodyear (1898) General Electric (1876) Proctor & Gamble ((1837) General Mills (1866) Quaker Oats (1901, company established 1911)

Hope this helps!

CeeBee

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