Black Monday

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These include Black Monday in 1987, as well as during the global bond crisis in 1994 and shortly before the peak of the dot-com bubble, according to Martin Adams.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Six months later, the Black Monday crash registered the largest one-day drop in the Dow’s history, wiping an estimated $1.7 trillion off the global market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

With NFL’s Black Monday already in full swing, other teams are likely to make similar moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Yet, despite the magnitude of the declines—the rest of Dow’s top six single-day drops include three sessions from 1929 and Black Monday of Oct.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

The citizens of Bristol sent over new colonists; but the anniversary of the day was long known as Black Monday.

From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Cusack, Mary Frances