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The beginnings of the New York Stock Exchange is established with the signing of the Buttonwood agreement.
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The New York Stock & Exchange Board changes its name to the New York Stock Exchange
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The first stock price ticker system using a telegraphic printer was invented by Edward A. Calahan; his device was shown in New York City
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Exchange moves to its 11 Wall Street location
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During World War I, the NYSE closed for over four months to stop the decreasing of stock prices. It was the longest period it was closed
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The Dow Jones industrial average has its peak for the first time
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A record of 12,894,650 shares were traded.
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Investors traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors
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Women join the job for the first time working in the NYSE on the first floor
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National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
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The Dow Jones industrial average falls 22.61 percent, which was the largest one-day percentage drop
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Membership in the NYSE reaches a record price of $1.5 million
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New York Stock Exchange Bicentennial celebrated its 200th anniversary as one of the world’s most vital and enduring financial institutions
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Exchange begins all trading in decimals
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Terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center. About 3,000 people were killed. The NY Stock Exchange closed for four days
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points in intra-day trading. That was the largest point drop in any single day in history
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Record levels- the highest the NYSE has closed
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Priceline Group Inc collapsed by more than 10 percent after the company issued fourth-quarter guidance that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. TripAdvisor shares sank 9 percent after the company reported disappointing third-quarter revenue on the same day as Priceline. Hurricanes Irma and Harvey are the biggest cause of this