Permanent historical factsheet

Black Monday

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1929–1987Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1929

Herbert Clerk Hoover28 October 1929

Government / Republican Party Government

The first "Black Monday", more investors decide to get out of the market, and the slide continues with a record loss in the Dow for the day of 13%

1987

Ronald Wilson Reagan14 October 1987

Government / Republican Party Government

The DJIA dropped 95.46 points (a then record) to 2412.70, and fell another 58 points the next day, down over 12% from the August 25 all-time high

Ronald Wilson Reagan19 October 1987

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: "Black Monday", the Dow Jones index falls by 22.6% a volume of 604.33 million shares.

Ronald Wilson Reagan19 October 1987

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: A record stock market fall from a record high of 2722 in Aug to 1738 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped by 508 points to 1738.74 (22.61%).

Ronald Wilson Reagan19 October 1987

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: The crash began in Far Eastern markets the morning of October 19,later that morning.

Ronald Wilson Reagan19 October 1987

Government / Republican Party Government

This record states: Two US warships shelled an Iranian oil platform in the Persian Gulf in response to Irans Silkworm missile attack on the US flagged ship MV Sea Isle City.

Names involved

Herbert Clerk HooverRonald Wilson Reagan

Provenance

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