The panic on Wall Street in __________ persuaded Americans that the banking system was out of date.

The Wall Street panic occurred in 1907 and exposed weaknesses in the U.S. banking system, including the lack of a reliable way to provide emergency loans. The crisis helped build support for banking reforms that eventually led to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. Therefore, the correct choice is 1907.

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