New York Stock Exchange - Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 508 points
Time: Monday Oct 19, 1987
Place: New York City, New York, U.S.
Details: On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 508 points, a 22.6% loss in a single day, the second-biggest one-day drop the exchange had experienced. Black Monday was followed by Terrible Tuesday, a day in which the Exchange's systems did not perform well and some people had difficulty completing their trades.
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