Herbert Clerk Hoover28 October 1929
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%
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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%
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
This record states: "Black Monday", the Dow Jones index falls by 22.6% a volume of 604.33 million shares.
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%).
This record states: The crash began in Far Eastern markets the morning of October 19,later that morning.
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.
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