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Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, and The Tortured Poets Department were all performed at some point. Swifties were thrilled that all of their favorite \"eras\" of Taylor would be featured in this iconic show. The theme motivated fans to create outfits inspired by each era and make friendship bracelets to trade that had lyrics from different songs. The Eras Tour quickly became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time. 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The stock market—the system that controls money in America—plunged to a record low. But this event was only the beginning of many bad years to come. By the early 1930s, one out of three people was not working. People lost their jobs, their houses, or both, and ended up in shantytowns called \"Hoovervilles\", named for the president at the time of the crash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1933, many banks had gone under. Though the U.S. has seen other times of struggle, the Great Depression remains one of the hardest and most widespread tragedies in American history. 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