How many points did the Dow Jones industrial average fall in the Stock Market Crash of 1987?

The Dow Jones fell 508 points, or 22.6 percent, on Monday, October 19, 1987.

When did the Dow Jones industrial average first close higher than 1000, 2000 and 3000? Instituted a century ago (in 1896) and named for businessmen Charles Dow and Edward Jones, the economic indicator the Dow Jones industrial average has set all three…
How many shares of stock were traded on Black Tuesday in 1929? On October 29, 1929, the date of the worst crash in Wall Street history, over 16 million shares of stock were traded on the New York Stock…
Where did Dow Chemical originally concentrate its Saran Wrap commercials? Dow Chemical originally concentrated its Saran Wrap commercials on "Today" in the early 1950s. Dave Garroway would hold up a piece of the wrap to demonstrate how…
How much did the highest tax bracket fall during the Reagan years? President Reagan's supply-side tax cuts lowered the top tax rate from 70 percent to 30 percent during the Reagan years.
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When did Diet Coke first appear on the U.S. market? The original Diet Coke, made with saccharin, debuted in July 1982. An updated version of Diet Coke, made with NutraSweet, first appeared in August 1983.