Black Monday
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It started with the Black Monday crash in 1987, when the S&P 500 plummeted 20% in a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Greenspan’s first serious challenge, the Black Monday crash of Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Sure, Alan Greenspan had to deal with the Black Monday stock-market crash two months after he took charge.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Colloquially, the Fed’s action to halt the Black Monday crash became known as the Greenspan put, an insurance policy against steep losses.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
It is three weeks to-day since "Black Monday," when the great disaster befell us, and we seem no nearer the end than we were at first.
From Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege by Nevinson, Henry W.
