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Re: thehumanchessmachine post# 47506

Wednesday, 12/05/2018 1:09:30 PM

Wednesday, December 05, 2018 1:09:30 PM

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This is not the first time that the markets have closed to honor a passing of a world leader. In fact, the tradition of shutting down the market to mourn the passing of a president — or a British monarch — dates back more than a century. In 1885, the stock exchange closed for a day for the funeral of former President Ulysses S. Grant. The stock market also closed for a day for the funerals of other dignitaries, including Queen Victoria, former President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., according to the Wall Street Journal.


https://www.marketplace.org/2018/12/05/business/stock-market-close-day-mourning-president-bush-history