March
March 2 - A
tornado outbreak strikes four counties around
Nashville, Tennessee, killing 26 people.
March 9 -
Black Monday 2020: Share prices fall sharply, in response to economic concerns and the impact of COVID-19. The Dow Jones industrial average plunges more than 2,000 points, its biggest ever fall in intraday trading.
[77] Oil prices plunge by as much as 30% in early trading, the biggest fall since 1991, after Saudi Arabia launches a
price war.
March 12 -
Black Thursday 2020: Following a series of recent major falls, the Dow Jones plunges yet again, this time by over 9.5%, along with markets around the world.
March 13 - President Trump declares a
national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, freeing up $50 billion in disaster relief funds.
March 15 - COVID-19 pandemic: The
Federal Reserve announces that it will cut its target interest rate to 0 to 0.25 percent.
March 16 - The Dow Jones
falls by −2,997.10, the single
largest point drop in history and the second largest percentage drop ever at −12.93%, an even greater crash than the
Wall Street Crash of 1929.
March 18 - 5.9M
earthquake hits
Salt Lake City, Utah.
