DOW LANDMARKS Historic moments

Some significant levels for the Dow Jones industrial average:
Dec. 6, 1974: 577, last bear market bottom.July 12, 1976: 1,011, highest point between January 1973 and October 1982.Aug. 12, 1982: 776, start of the "Reagan Bull."Aug. 25, 1987: 2,722, high for 1987.OCT. 19, 1987: 1,738, close after a 508-point crash.Feb. 2, 1994: 3,975, the top of the post-1987 crash recovery.Nov. 23, 1994: 3,674, start of the "Clinton Bull."March 29, 1999: 10,006, first close above 10,000.Jan. 14, 2000: 11,723, all-time high.Sept. 21, 2001: 8,235, second-worst week ever with a drop of 14.3 percent.Dec. 31, 2001: 10,021, up 21.7 percent from Sept. 21 low.Oct. 9, 2002: 7,286, low for the year.
Dec. 31, 2002: 8,341, closes down 16.8 percent for the year.