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What device did Leonardo da Vinci sketch in 1485 that could slow a person's fall from a height?
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Parachute
What was the name of the proposed Allied invasion plan for Japan’s home islands in late 1945 and 1946?
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Operation Downfall
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse prompted a Federal Reserve-brokered rescue to limit market contagion?
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Long-Term Capital Management
What was the name of the 1893 U.S. financial crisis that followed railroad failures and banking panic?
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Panic of 1893
Which U.S. stock exchange was forced to close for ten days after the Panic of 1873 began?
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New York Stock Exchange
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What was the name of the proposed Allied invasion plan for Japan’s home islands in late 1945 and 1946?
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Operation Downfall
Which 1998 hedge fund collapse prompted a Federal Reserve-brokered rescue to limit market contagion?
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Long-Term Capital Management
Which U.S. stock exchange was forced to close for ten days after the Panic of 1873 began?
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New York Stock Exchange
Which 2008 U.S. government program injected capital into banks during the financial-market crash?
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Troubled Asset Relief Program
What name was given to the October 29, 1929 collapse in the Wall Street Crash?
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Black Tuesday
Which U.S. president was in office when the Panic of 1837 began?
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Martin Van Buren
Which British financial institution failed in 1866, helping trigger the Panic of 1866?
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Overend, Gurney and Company
What date is associated with the 1998 Russian financial crisis default?
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August 17, 1998