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Originally Posted by Boomer
As Gutenberg was to the printed word, Samuel Morse was to trading.
Morse did not miss a beat—or should I say a key.
In 1837, Morse opened a telegraph demonstration on Wall Street. He charged 25 cents to see his invention.
Brokers were all over Morse’s newfangled machine.
Traders had been around for quite a while before then. In 1792 the Buttonwood Agreement was written by a group that had been trading securities under a Buttonwood tree on Wall Street. (Huh? I thought Buttonwood was a village in TV. I did not even know it was a tree. )
It might be interesting to look at the history of trading to see parallels with major events.
( Uh oh, my posts this morning are making me sound like I am giving homework assignments. I think I better find something else to do.  )
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My bad for not being more clear. I was curious if anyone believes there have been any other Black Swans during their lifetime? 
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