Collapse of Lehman Brothers – 2008
Lehman Brothers was founded in 1850 by three brothers who emigrated to the USA from Germany, initially running a store…
Global Financial Crisis – 2007-2009
The causes of catastrophic financial events that started unfolding in 2007 were many and varied, but one inescapable fact is…
Zimbabwe Hyperinflation – 2000-2009
Southern Rhodesia was created by acquisitive British colonial entrepreneur Cecil Rhodes, after whom landlocked territory south of the Zambesi River…
Dot-com Bubble – 2000-2001
Every so often, something happens to change the world, from invention of the wheel through the first smelting of iron…
Black Wednesday – 1992
If there was one thing the Conservative Party cherished - and the British electorate admired - it was a reputation…
Soviet Economic Collapse – 1979-1991
The big winners to emerge from World War II were two superpowers that - like mighty stags that feel compelled…
Nikkei Bubble – 1990
In 1945 Japan was a feudal monarchy that had suffered catastrophic defeat in World War II, but in fewer than…
UK Stock Market Crash and Stagflation
‘When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold’ so it’s not really surprising that when America got…
The Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression – 1929-1939
The high life of the Roaring Twenties came to a juddering halt on Black Tuesday October 29 1929 with the…
Accra Sports Stadium Stampede – 2001
The year 2001 was an annus horribilis for soccer in Africa. Within the space of one month the continent saw…