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The Dow: A Graphical Look

 

The charts below provide a graphical history of the Dow's move from one millennial milestone to another over the past 50 years. You can click on each chart for a look at the Dow's move from each benchmark to the point where it first crossed the next, say, from 1000 to its first move past 2000. From there you can navigate to the following leg of the Dow's journey -- its movement until it permanently crossed the millennial mark on its march upward.

50 Years of the DJIA
Nov. 14, 1972 Jan. 8, 1987
1000 2000
May 30, 1991 March 10, 1995
3000 4000
Nov. 21, 1995 Oct. 14, 1996
5000 6000
Feb. 13, 1997 July 16, 1997
7000 8000
April 2, 1998 March 29, 1999
9000 10,000
Source: Dow Jones Graphics: Paula Wood/TSC

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