History Extra for October 15, 2024

October 15, 2008 saw the second worst percentage drop in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It closed down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, following the bankruptcy of financial giant Lehman Brothers a month before. 

When Christie’s auctioned off about twelve million dollars worth of artwork from the wreckage of Lehman Brothers, that artwork told t…

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