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Monday, December 7, 2009

This Day in Wall Street History 1941: From Pearl Harbor to Wall Street

Dec. 7, 1941, marks a notorious event in U.S. history, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Wall Street ran for cover, as panicked traders looked to dump their holdings. After a day of frantic action, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dropped 4.08 points to close at 112.52.

Source: History.com

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