On This Day In History October 19, 1987

WORST DAY IN STOCK MARKET HISTORY

On this day in history, referred to as Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average incurred over a 22% decline in a single day. To this day, this remains the worst single day in stock market history. In order to prevent another such day, the SEC implemented circuit breakers to minimize panic selling.

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