The Great Recession By 191416 Dec 1, 2007 The Recession Begins Mar 16, 2008 Bear Stearns Apr 4, 2008 Unemployment Begins Sep 5, 2008 Unemployment rate rises 6% Sep 7, 2008 Fannie Mae Sep 29, 2008 Dow Jones Oct 1, 2008 The Troubled Asset Relief Program: TARP Oct 9, 2008 Dow Jones Falling Oct 10, 2008 Dow Stocks Unstable Week Nov 11, 2008 Another Milestone in October Jan 9, 2009 Recession Beginning Again Feb 13, 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Jun 1, 2009 Joesph Stiglitz Belief Nov 6, 2009 Weakness in Job Market Mar 4, 2011 The Fastest Improvement Aug 5, 2011 US Paying back its debts Sep 8, 2011 Obama appeals to Congress to pass American Jobs Act Dec 5, 2011 Job Benefits Oct 26, 2012 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act