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Financial Market Timeline

  • Gulf War

    The Gulf War, codenamed Operation Desert Shield for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
  • End of the Cold War

    The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union with its satellite states, and the United States with its allies after World War II.
  • The Internet

    The Internet
    The worldwide web is officially released for public use in 1993
  • International Space Station

    International Space Station
    The ISS is a space station, or a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit. It's first component launched into orbit in 1998.
  • Y2K

    Y2K bug, also called Year 2000 bug or Millennium Bug, a problem in the coding of computerized systems that was projected to create havoc in computers and computer networks around the world at the beginning of the year 2000.
  • September 11th, 2001

    September 11th, 2001
    The Twin Towers in New York City were attacked on September 11th, 2001. The total loss of lives was 3000.
  • Iraq Conflict

    The Iraqi conflict is a long-running armed conflict that began with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that toppled the government of Saddam Hussein. However, the conflict continued as an insurgency emerged to oppose the occupying forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.
  • iPhone -1st Generation

    iPhone -1st Generation
    The iPhone was the first smartphone model designed and marketed by Apple Inc.
  • Stock Market Crash of 2008

    Stock Market Crash of 2008
    The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points in intra-day trading. It plummeted because Congress rejected the bank bailout bill.
  • China and India

    China and India are becoming much more important in the economy than 25 years ago.
  • Donald Trump Election

    Donald Trump Election
    Republican Donald Trump elected as 45th president of the United States. The Dow soared 257 points.
  • Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

    Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
    Florida and Texas both his, 200 Billion dollars worth of damage. Stock market went up the day after Irma, energy and insurance stocks rebounded.