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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.
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