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To: Bill who wrote (1069206)5/14/2018 4:01:54 PM
From: zzpat  Respond to of 1574685
 
You don't know when the Dow had its biggest drop in history because you don't know economic history. If you did know economic history you'd vote for Democrats.

he end of the manic depressive marketThe Dow suffered its biggest point drop ever a year ago -- but also its biggest point gain. Now, stocks are rallying in an orderly fashion. Thank heavens for that.

By Paul R. La Monica, CNNMoney.com editor at large
Last Updated: September 29, 2009: 7:16 AM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Wall Street will celebrate a not-so-happy anniversary on Tuesday.

A year ago on Sept. 29, the Dow Jones industrial average suffered its worst point drop in history, plummeting nearly 778 points, after the House of Representatives rejected the first draft of the $700 billion financial rescue plan. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq each plunged about 9% that day.