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However, the one-day crash of Black Monday, October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22.6%, as well as Black Monday of March 16, 2020 (−12.9%), were worse in percentage terms than any single day of the 1929 crash (although the combined 25% decline of October 28–29, 1929, was larger than that of October 19, 1987, and ...
2004 – The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. [28] 2005 – Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people. [29]
October 12, 1929: James Scullin wins election to become new Prime Minister of Australia October 24, 1929: Panic selling begins on Wall Street when the New York Stock Exchange opens as investors scramble to pay "margin calls", a day commemorated as "Black Thursday" and as the start of the Great Depression October 3, 1929: The Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes officially shortens name to ...
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions against Russians accused of producing a bogus video spreading sexual assault allegations against Democratic vice presidential candidate ...
How do you commemorate the worst stock market crash in history? With the news that another devastating economic implosion may be nearing its end. That's where America finds itself on the 80th ...
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a reception in celebration of Diwali at the White House on October 28, 2024 in Washington, DC.
October 24: Wall Street Crash of 1929 begins. Stocks lose over 11% of their value upon the opening bell. October 25–27: Brief recovery on the market. October 29: 'Black Tuesday'. The New York Stock Exchange collapses, the Dow Jones closing down over 12%. October 30: one day recovery
October 14 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1, to win their 4th World Series Title. October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).