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4 events on this timeline
  1. Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Nimble Archer

    Monday Oct 19, 1987Persian Gulf

    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.

  2. New York Stock Exchange

    Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 508 points

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

    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.

  3. Iran–Iraq War

    Operation Nimble Archer

    Monday Oct 19, 1987Persian Gulf

    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.

  4. New York Stock Exchange

    Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 508 points

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

    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.