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OCTOBER 29
Stock market crash known as Black Tuesday that signified the height of the great depression. -
MARCH 15
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. -
OCTOBER 19
Known as Black Monday that saw the largest ever percentage drop of -22.6%. -
MARCH 16
Traders on Wall Street celebrated as a rally sent the index soaring 499.19 points. -
OCTOBER 19
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. -
OCTOBER 9
All time high. Closed at 14,164.43. But by March 5, 2009, it had fallen more than 50% to 6,594.44. -
SEPTEMBER 29
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected the government's bank bailout plan. This drop represented $1.2 trillion in market value. -
OCTOBER 15
Subprime mortgage crisis, Recession talk fuelled a 7.9% decline. -
OCTOBER 13
Stocks rallied worldwide. The Dow gained 936.42 points. -
OCTOBER 28
The Fed's debt-buying program gained traction. The Dow gained 889.35 points. -
NOVEMBER 13
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. -
MARCH 23
The Treasury's plan to help banks remove toxic assets from their balance sheets sparked a huge rally. Dow gained 497.48 points. -
AUGUST 8
Wall Street suffered its worst drop since 2008's subprime crisis. Stocks declined 15% over the two weeks leading up to August 8. -
DECEMBER 31
The Dow climbed 27.36% in 2013.
