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Which U.S. banking firm’s failure helped trigger the Panic of 1873?
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On what date did the S&P 500 reach its pre-pandemic closing peak before the 2020 stock-market crash?
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February 19, 2020
Which month saw the 1973 oil crisis begin after Arab oil producers announced an embargo against selected countries?
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October 1973
Which U.S. president signed the Emergency Banking Act during the banking crisis at the start of the 1930s market collapse?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which Japanese stock index marked the peak of Japan’s late-1980s asset bubble before the 1990 market crash?
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Nikkei 225
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