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Have we seen this story before? Black Monday 30 years later

By Peter Morgan | Thursday, October 19, 2017, 2:23 a.m.

FILE – In this Oct. 19, 1987, file photo, traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. What if the stock market plunged 20 percent tomorrow? The question may seem absurd when the market is in the midst of one of its calmest runs in history and at record highs. But it’s what investors had to deal with 30 years ago, when “Black Monday” blasted stocks on Oct. 19. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

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