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CONNEC TING TO COLLEC TIONS   THE TICKER Clockwise from top left: Internal memo informing employees that a Drexel employee has been accused of insider trading, 1986; Internal memo from founder I.W. Burnham, II, bidding farewell to employees due to the firm’s bankruptcy, 1990; Litigation document regarding the SEC case against DBL, 1989; Drexel Firestone offering circular, 1973. MAR 21 1868 The prospectus for the earliest known mutual fund is published in London, as the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust offers its shares to the public for 85 pounds sterling. MAR 29 1999 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 10,000 for the first time, as it finishes the day at 10006.78. www.MoAF.org  |  Winter 2015  |  FINANCIAL HISTORY  9