Last week's Dow plunge was historic

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It's been quite the wild ride for the markets as of late.

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The Dow Jones plunged by about 10.5% between August 19 to August 25, exacerbated by China's "Black Monday."

In light of these crazy up-and-downs, the analysts at Morningstar (via StockTwits) shared a chart showing all the periods since 1976 when the market fell by more than 10% in five trading days.

It's only happened five times before this recent swing, with some coinciding with major events such as the 9/11 attack and the 2008 financial crisis.

"This correction will be in the history books," StockTwits tweeted. "Seriously."

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But on Tuesday, global markets are getting smoked again. Dow futures are down 355 points, S&P 500 futures are down 43 points, and Nasdaq futures are down 99 points.

This story was originally published by Morningstar.

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