Panic of 1857 — Bank run on the Seamen s Savings Bank during the panic of 1857 The Panic of 1857 was a financial panic in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over expansion of the domestic economy. Indeed, because of the… … Wikipedia
Panic of 1893 — Estimates of Unemployment during the 1890s (Source: Romer, 1984) Year Lebergott Romer 1890 4.0 4.0 1891 5.4 4.8 1892 3.0 3.7 1893 11.7 8.1 1894 18.4 12.3 1895 13.7 11.1 1896 … Wikipedia
Panic of 1837 — Whig cartoon showing the effects of unemployment An 18 … Wikipedia
panic — panic1 panicky, adj. /pan ik/, n., adj., v., panicked, panicking. n. 1. a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals. 2.… … Universalium
Panic (disambiguation) — Panic may refer to:* Panic, a sudden, overwhelming fear * Panic, or panic grass, an older name used to indicate members of the genus Panicum * Panic (album), an album by the punk rock group MxPx * Panic (comic), an EC Comic published from 1954 to … Wikipedia
panic — panic1 [pan′ik] n. [ME panyk < L panicum, kind of millet < panus, ear of millet, a swelling < IE base * pank , to swell > Pol pąk, a bud] any of several grasses (genus Panicum), as millet, used as fodder: also panic grass panic2… … English World dictionary
Panic — Pan ic, n. [Gr. to paniko n (with or without dei^ma fear): cf. F. panique. See {Panic}, a.] 1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
panic — [n1] extreme fright agitation, alarm, cold feet*, confusion, consternation, crush, dismay, dread, fear, frenzy, horror, hysteria, jam, rush, scare, stampede, terror, trepidation; concepts 27,410,690 Ant. calm, collectedness, confidence,… … New thesaurus
Financial crisis — For the 2008–2010 crisis, see Subprime mortgage crisis , Late 2000s financial crisis and Late 2000s recession. Economics … Wikipedia
Panic of 1907 — A swarm gathers on Wall Street during the bank panic in October 1907. Federal Hall, with its statue of George Washington, is seen on the right. The Panic of 1907, also known as the 1907 Bankers Panic, was a financial crisis that occurred in the… … Wikipedia
Panic of 1819 — For the 1962 economic history book by Murray Rothbard, see The Panic of 1819. The Panic of 1819 was the first major financial crisis in the United States,[1] which occurred during the end of the Era of Good Feelings. The new nation faced a… … Wikipedia