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Stock market crash known as Black Tuesday that signified the height of the great depression.
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When FDR became president on March 4, 1933, a national bank holiday was declared. Stocks soared when trading resumed on March 15. The Dow closed at 62.1, a 15.34% over 12 days prior.
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Known as Black Monday that saw the largest ever percentage drop of -22.6%.
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Traders on Wall Street celebrated as a rally sent the index soaring 499.19 points.
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Followed the longest trading pause since the great depression. Trading resumed following the September 11 attacks. Dow Jones decreased 15% in one day largely due to weakness in airline stocks.
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All time high. Closed at 14,164.43. But by March 5, 2009, it had fallen more than 50% to 6,594.44.
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The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the government's bank bailout plan. This drop represented $1.2 trillion in market value.
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Subprime mortgage crisis, Recession talk fuelled a 7.9% decline.
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Stocks rallied worldwide. The Dow gained 936.42 points.
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The Fed's debt-buying program gained traction. The Dow gained 889.35 points.
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The Dow saw a late-day rally after stocks were either in the red or flat for most of the day. The Dow gained 552.59 points.
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The Treasury's plan to help banks remove toxic assets from their balance sheets sparked a huge rally. Dow gained 497.48 points.
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Wall Street suffered its worst drop since 2008's subprime crisis. Stocks declined 15% over the two weeks leading up to August 8.
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The Dow climbed 27.36% in 2013.
