The Wall Street Journal's coverage of the 1987 stock market crash and aftermath (1987-1990)

1. U.S. stocks peak before October selloff

   Aug 25, 1987Labels: U S

   • S P 500
   • Black Monday

2. Dow plunges on "Black Monday"

   Oct 19, 1987Labels: Black Monday

   • UPI Archives
   • Black Monday

3. Federal Reserve signals liquidity support

   Oct 20, 1987Labels: Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan

   • Black Monday
   • Washington Post

4. Brady Task Force report delivered to Reagan

   Jan 8, 1988Labels: Brady Commission

   • Reagan Library
   • SEC study

5. SEC issues "October 1987 Market Break" report

   Feb 1, 1988Labels: SEC report

   • SEC report
   • SEC appendix

6. NYSE proposes first post-crash trading curbs

   Feb 1, 1988Labels: NYSE, Rule 80A

   • Chicago Fed
   • SEC study

7. Reagan creates President’s Working Group

   Mar 18, 1988Labels: President s

   • Working Group
   • Reagan orders

8. WSJ wins Pulitzer tied to crash aftermath

   Apr 11, 1988Labels: Wall Street, Pulitzer Prize

   • Pulitzer 1988
   • Explanatory prize

9. Pilot circuit breakers implemented across markets

   Oct 1, 1988Labels: Circuit breakers

   • SEC study
   • Chicago Fed

10. S&P 500 regains its pre-crash closing high

    Jul 26, 1989Labels: S&P 500

    • S P 500

11. FIRREA signed amid broader financial system stress

    Aug 9, 1989Labels: FIRREA, George H

    • FIRREA

12. Drexel pleads guilty as leverage-era risks unwind

    Sep 11, 1989Labels: Drexel Burnham

    • UPI Archives
    • Washington Post

13. Drexel bankruptcy closes a key aftermath chapter

    Feb 13, 1990Labels: Drexel bankruptcy

    • LA Times
    • UPI Archives