Panic of 1907

The Panic of 1907 was a severe US financial crisis that struck in early October of 1907. "Not only was there a general recession and contraction, but the major banks in New York and Chicago were, as in most other depressions in American history, allowed by the government to suspend specie payments; that is, to continue in operation while being relieved of their contractual obligation to redeem their notes and deposits in cash or in gold."