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Black Monday (also known as Black Tuesday in some parts of the world due to time zone differences) was the global, severe and largely unexpected [1] stock market crash on Monday, October 19, 1987. Worldwide losses were estimated at US$1.71 trillion. [2]
Operation Nimble Archer was the 19 October 1987 attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf by United States Navy forces. The attack was a response to Iran's missile attack on MV Sea Isle City, a reflagged Kuwaiti oil tanker at anchor off Kuwait, which had occurred three days earlier.
Oct. 19, 1987 was the day of the largest one day stock market drop in history -- and then-real estate investor Donald Trump claimed to have seen it coming. Oct. 19, 1987 was the day of the largest ...
Highest-grossing films of 1987 by In-year release [58]; Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1. Three Men and a Baby: Disney: $167,780,960 2. Fatal Attraction
Black Monday: Oct. 19, 1987. The 1987 stock market crash, or Black Monday, is known for being the largest single-day percentage decline in U.S. stock market history. On Oct. 19, the Dow fell 22.6 ...
On this day in economic and business history ... Shell-shocked investors swarmed the streets in front of the New York Stock Exchange after the close of trading on Oct. 19, 1987. Some cracked jokes.
The crash on October 19, 1987, Black Monday, was the climactic culmination of a market decline that had begun five days before on October 14. The DJIA fell 3.81% on October 14, followed by another 4.60% drop on Friday, October 16. On Black Monday, the DJIA plummeted 508 points, losing 22.6% of its value in one day.
October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) ... 1987 – Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.