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The Wright Flyer went 6.8 mph for 12 seconds in its 120-foot journey Dec. 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Other attempts the same d…

On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6% in value (its largest daily percentage loss ever), to close at 1,738.74 on what came to be known as "Black Monday."