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<\/p>\nMichelle Kangas, Finaeon<\/p>\n
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25 years ago: October 1995<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n S&P 500: 581.5 (vs. 3446.83 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n 10-year U.S. Government Bond Yield: 6.03% (vs. 0.78% in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n Gold: $382.65 (vs. $1887.45 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n Oil: $17.635 (vs. $39.82 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n GBP\/USD: 1.58 (vs. 1.2953 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n US GDP: $7,683 billion (vs. $19,409 billion in 06\/2020)<\/p>\n US Population: 266 million (vs. 331 million in 2020)<\/p>\n 10\/03\/1995: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.<\/p>\n 10\/05\/1995: Mexico says it will begin early repayment of a $12.5 billion U.S. loan package.<\/p>\n 10\/09\/1995: Technology stocks plunge, driving down the Nasdaq Composite 2.7% to 984.74. Since its peak on Sept. 13, the index has lost about 8% of its value.<\/p>\n 10\/15\/1995: Marco Campos is killed in an accident in an International Formula 3000race at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours circuit, making him the only driver ever killed in the International Formula 3000 series.<\/p>\n 10\/16\/1995: The Million Man March occurs in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n 10\/18\/1995: Wells Fargo launches a $10.84 billion hostile-takeover bid for First Interstate, the biggest in banking history.<\/p>\n 10\/19\/1995: The Dow Jones Industrials jumps 24.93 points to a record 4802.45 — on the eighth anniversary of the 1987 crash.<\/p>\n 10\/23\/1995: Yolanda Saldvar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. Three days later, Saldvar was sentenced to life in prison, eligible for parole in 2025<\/p>\n 10\/26\/1995: Mossad agents assassinate Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqiin his hotel in Malta.<\/p>\n 10\/28\/1995: Two hundred eighty-nine people are killed and 265 injured in Baku Metro fire, the deadliest subway disaster.<\/p>\n 10\/30\/1995: Quebec citizens narrowly vote (50.58% to 49.42%) to remain a province of Canada in their second referendum on national sovereignty.<\/p>\n 50 years ago: October 1970<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n S&P 500: 83.25 (vs. 3446.83 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n 10-year U.S. Government Bond Yield: 7.33% (vs. 0.78% in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n Gold: $37.25 (vs. $1887.45 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n Oil: $3.21 (vs. $39.82 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n GBP\/USD: 2.39 (vs. 1.2953 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n US GDP: $1,086 billion (vs. $19,409 billion in 06\/2020)<\/p>\n US Population: 266 million (vs. 331 million in 2020)<\/p>\n 10\/02\/1970: A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.<\/p>\n 10\/08\/1970: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon’s October 7 peace proposal as “a maneuver to deceive world opinion”. This causes a market sell off.<\/p>\n 10\/10\/1970: In Montreal, a national crisis hits Canada when Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte becomes the second statesman kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.<\/p>\n 10\/12\/1970: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas<\/p>\n 10\/15\/1970: The domestic Soviet Aeroflot Flight 244 is hijacked and diverted to Turkey. Thirty-five construction workers are killed when a section of the new West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapses. Anwar Sadat (Arab Socialist Union) became President of Egypt<\/p>\n 10\/17\/1970: Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte murdered by members of the FLQ terrorist group.<\/p>\n 10\/30\/1970: In Vietnam, the worst monsoon to hit the area in six years causes severe floods, kills 293, leaves 200,000 homeless and virtually halts the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n 100 years ago: October 1920<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n S&P 500: 7.8706 (vs. 3446.83 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n 10-year U.S. Government Bond Yield: 5.08% (vs. 0.78% in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n Gold: $20.67 (vs. $1887.45 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n Oil: $6.10 (vs. $39.82 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n GBP\/USD: 3.435 (vs. 1.2953 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n US GDP: $84 billion (vs. $19,409 billion in 06\/2020)<\/p>\n US Population: 106.46 million (vs. 329 million in 2020)<\/p>\n 10\/07\/1920: International Free Trade Conference in London opened.<\/p>\n 10\/08\/1920: The Bukharan People’s Soviet Republic was established.<\/p>\n 10\/10\/1920: The Carinthian plebiscite determines that the larger part of the Duchy of Carinthia should remain part of Austria.<\/p>\n 10\/15\/1920: Coal strike begins in the United Kingdom. Anglo-French Loan repaid. Bread prices increased in the UK. Report of Committee on Currency and Exchange at Brussels Conference published.<\/p>\n 10\/25\/1920: After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Finn Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies. King Alexander I of Greece dies suddenly of infection caused by the bite of a monkey of the Royal Gardens.<\/p>\n 200 years ago: October 1820<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n S&P 500\/GFD US-100: 1.647 (vs. 3446.83 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n 10-year U.S. Government Bond Yield: 4.263% (vs. 0.78% in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n Gold: $19.39 (vs. $1887.45 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n GBP\/USD: 4.5167 (vs. 1.2953 in 10\/2020)<\/p>\n US GDP: $727 million (vs. $19,409 billion in 06\/2020)<\/p>\n US Population: 9.6 million (vs. 331 million in 2020)<\/p>\n 10\/01\/1820: Carbonari constitutional junta in Portugal.<\/p>\n 10\/09\/1820: Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Michelle Kangas, Finaeon 25 years ago: October 1995 S&P 500: 581.5 (vs. 3446.83 in 10\/2020) 10-year U.S. Government Bond Yield: 6.03% (vs. 0.78% in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insights","category-october2020"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2750"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2753,"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2750\/revisions\/2753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxrezmedia.com\/website_131ddb8a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}