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  • Persian Gulf
    Monday Oct 19, 1987
    Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Nimble Archer

    Persian Gulf
    Monday Oct 19, 1987

    Iran deployed Silkworm missiles to attack some ships, but only a few were actually fired, and in response to Iranian Silkworm missile attacks on Kuwaiti oil tankers, launched Operation Nimble Archer, destroying two Iranian oil rigs in the Persian Gulf.




  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Monday Oct 19, 1987
    New York Stock Exchange

    Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 508 points

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Monday Oct 19, 1987

    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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