The Day Wall Street Lost 22 Percent
On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points — 22.6 percent — in a single session, the worst one-day crash in Wall Street history.
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Black Tuesday: The Day the Roaring Twenties Ended
On October 29, 1929, more than 16.4 million shares changed hands in a single panicked day, and the stock market collapse known as Black Tuesday lit the fuse of the Great Depression.
Black Friday 1869: The Gold Panic That Got Its Name
On September 24, 1869, a scheme by Jay Gould and Jim Fisk to corner the gold market collapsed, crashing Wall Street — and giving history the term 'Black Friday.'
Eleven Stocks and One Idea That Runs Wall Street
On July 3, 1884, Charles Dow published the first stock market average — eleven stocks that became the ancestor of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
The Tree That Built Wall Street: The Buttonwood Agreement
On May 17, 1792, twenty-four brokers signed the Buttonwood Agreement on Wall Street, a one-page pact that became the founding document of the New York Stock Exchange.