1814年10月6日
Alexander J. Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas took the oath to become the United States' sixth Secretary of the Treasury on this day. Dallas' tenure came to a close in 1816.
1905年10月6日 瑞士设立中央银行
1931年10月6日
President Herbert Hoover proposes setting up a $500 million pool of credit to assist faltering commercial banks, giving a freer hand to the Federal Reserver System, lending money to the railroads, and creating a government home-loan financing agency. The stock market goes wild, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring nearly 13 points, or an astonishing 14.9%, to close at 99.34 -- still one of the biggest daily percentage gains of all time. The "Hoover Rally" lasts five more weeks, with the Dow peaking at 116.79 on November 9 -- a 35% gain. Then it fizzles and dies; bear markets are full of stumbling little bulls like this one.
