Bogleheads:Anniversaries/March 24

March 24:
 * 1989 - The nation's biggest oil spill occurred when the giant Exxon Valdez supertanker hit a reef, causing it to leak 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound.
 * 1995 - The Standard & Poors 500-stock index closed over 500 for the first time.
 * 1998 - The Standard & Poors 500-stock index closed above 1100 for the first time.