October 24: Two Great Historical Stock Market Crashes

On This Day in History October 24, 2020 Historical Events 1260  Qutuz, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself 1648  Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland's independence recognized 1929  "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% 1962  Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet ships approach but stop short of the US blockade of Cuba 2008  "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experienced the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Domitian (51 - 96) Drake 34th Birthday Melvin Purvis (1903 - 1960) PewDiePie 31st Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005) Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) More Famous Deaths October 24: Another Panic, Another Market Crash Wall Street was gripped by panic on this day. It was not the first time nor the last. Anything from railways to a pandemic can cause a crash, it seems. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand