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Buttonwood Agreement
The beginnings of the New York Stock Exchange is established with the signing of the Buttonwood agreement. -
Changing the Name
The New York Stock & Exchange Board changes its name to the New York Stock Exchange -
Ticker System
The first stock price ticker system using a telegraphic printer was invented by Edward A. Calahan; his device was shown in New York City -
Changes Location
Exchange moves to its 11 Wall Street location -
NYSE Closed
During World War I, the NYSE closed for over four months to stop the decreasing of stock prices. It was the longest period it was closed -
Dow Jones Increased
The Dow Jones industrial average has its peak for the first time -
Black Thursday- Crash of 1929
A record of 12,894,650 shares were traded. -
Black Tuesday
Investors traded 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors -
Women Join the Work
Women join the job for the first time working in the NYSE on the first floor -
NASDAQ Founded
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
(NASDAQ) begins trading -
Dow Jones Decreases
The Dow Jones industrial average falls 22.61 percent, which was the largest one-day percentage drop -
Record Reached in 1987
Membership in the NYSE reaches a record price of $1.5 million -
Celebration of 200 Years
New York Stock Exchange Bicentennial celebrated its 200th anniversary as one of the world’s most vital and enduring financial institutions -
Decimals
Exchange begins all trading in decimals -
Closed for 4 Days
Terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center. About 3,000 people were killed. The NY Stock Exchange closed for four days -
Stock Market Crash of 2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points in intra-day trading. That was the largest point drop in any single day in history -
Record Highs
Record levels- the highest the NYSE has closed -
Travel Companies in Trouble
Priceline Group Inc collapsed by more than 10 percent after the company issued fourth-quarter guidance that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. TripAdvisor shares sank 9 percent after the company reported disappointing third-quarter revenue on the same day as Priceline. Hurricanes Irma and Harvey are the biggest cause of this