About StockHistoryDB

StockHistoryDB is a database of 200 financial events spanning over 400 years of market history, from the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 1602 to the AI boom of the 2020s.

Collection Breakdown

• Event: 28
• Founding: 24
• Crisis: 22
• Bubble: 15
• IPO: 14
• Movement: 14
• Legislation: 13
• Crash: 12
• Collapse: 8
• Company: 7
• Scandal: 6
• Panic: 5
• Policy: 5
• Cultural: 5
• Exchange: 3
• Agreement: 3
• Theory: 3
• Index: 2
• Reform: 2
• Analysis: 2
• Philosophy: 2
• Bank Failure: 1
• Split: 1
• Period: 1
• Currency: 1
• Instrument: 1

What You Will Find

Stock market crashes, speculative bubbles, major IPOs, financial scandals, banking crises, currency collapses, regulatory milestones, and the evolution of financial infrastructure. Each entry includes region, date, type, and detailed historical context.

Data Sources

Entries are curated from financial histories, academic research, and primary sources including Federal Reserve archives, SEC filings, and contemporary press accounts.