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In what year was the Dow Jones Industrial Average first published?

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the four-digit calendar year, as a number
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, britannica entry on the dow jones industrial average (https://www.britannica.com/topic/dow-jones-industrial-average), which states the index was first published on may 26, 1896., britannica, "dow jones industrial average" (britannica.com); corroborated by s&p dow jones indices' official djia history page, both stating first publication on may 26, 1896., britannica, "dow jones industrial average" (britannica.com/topic/dow-jones-averages), and s&p dow jones indices official history page (spglobal.com/spdji), both stating charles dow first published the djia on may 26, 1896., britannica, "dow jones industrial average" entry: first published may 26, 1896 by charles dow., britannica, 'dow jones industrial average' (https://www.britannica.com/topic/dow-jones-industrial-average) — first published may 26, 1896 by charles dow, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com), "dow jones industrial average" entry, encyclopaedia britannica, "dow jones industrial average (djia)" — states the djia was first published by charles dow on may 26, 1896. corroborated by s&p dow jones indices' own djia history materials, which likewise date the index's creation and first publication to 1896., encyclopaedia britannica, "dow jones industrial average (djia)" — states the index was first published by charles dow on may 26, 1896., encyclopaedia britannica, "dow jones industrial average (djia)" — states the index was first published on may 26, 1896 by charles dow., encyclopaedia britannica, "dow jones industrial average" (britannica.com); corroborated by s&p dow jones indices historical index documentation stating the djia was first published on may 26, 1896 by charles dow., encyclopaedia britannica, "dow jones industrial average" (britannica.com); corroborated by s&p dow jones indices' published history of the djia, both stating the index was first published by charles dow on may 26, 1896., encyclopaedia britannica, 'dow jones industrial average' (britannica.com), corroborated by s&p dow jones indices' published index history, encyclopaedia britannica, 'dow jones industrial average' (britannica.com), stating the djia was first published on may 26, 1896, by charles dow, encyclopaedia britannica, 'dow jones industrial average' (www.britannica.com/topic/dow-jones-industrial-average): charles dow first published the index on may 26, 1896., encyclopaedia britannica, 'dow jones industrial average' entry, accessed 2026-09-26: 'first published ... on may 26, 1896', guides.loc.gov, s&p dow jones indices (spglobal.com/spdji) and encyclopaedia britannica: the djia was first published on may 26, 1896., s&p dow jones indices official djia index history (https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/equity/dow-jones-industrial-average/) and encyclopaedia britannica, "dow jones industrial average" (https://www.britannica.com/topic/dow-jones-industrial-average), both stating the djia was first published on may 26, 1896., s&p dow jones indices official history (spglobal.com/spdji) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on the dow jones industrial average, s&p dow jones indices official history (spglobal.com/spdji) and encyclopaedia britannica, both stating the djia was first published on may 26, 1896, s&p dow jones indices official history (spglobal.com/spdji) and encyclopaedia britannica, both stating the djia was first published on may 26, 1896., s&p dow jones indices official site (spglobal.com/spdji) and encyclopaedia britannica, both stating the djia was first published on may 26, 1896, s&p dow jones indices official site (spglobal.com/spdji) and encyclopaedia britannica: the dow jones industrial average was first published on may 26, 1896., s&p dow jones indices, '130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow,' https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, 'talkingpoints: the dow – measuring u.s. equity performance for nearly 130 years' (launched may 26, 1896): https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/talkingpoints-the-dow-measuring-us-equity-performance-for-nearly-130-years/, s&p dow jones indices, 130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow (https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/), s&p dow jones indices, 130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow — https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, 130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow — https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/ (states that on may 26, 1896, charles dow published the result)., s&p dow jones indices, algreen bakasa, "130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow", may 25, 2026. https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, dow jones averages: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/index-family/equity/us-equity/dow-jones-averages/, s&p dow jones indices, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/index-family/equity/us-equity/dow-jones-averages/, s&p dow jones indices, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/landing/investment-themes/us-30/, s&p dow jones indices, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/research-insights/index-literacy/the-sp-500-and-the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/research-insights/index-literacy/the-sp-500-and-the-dow/ (states the dow launch date was may 26, 1896), s&p dow jones indices, the dow - investment themes: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/landing/investment-themes/the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, the dow and the s&p 500: where it all began (states that the djia made its debut on may 26, 1896): https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/education/spdji-where-it-all-began.pdf?force_download=true, s&p dow jones indices, the dow jones industrial average made its debut on may 26, 1896: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/landing/investment-themes/us-30/, s&p dow jones indices, the dow — investment themes: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/landing/investment-themes/the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, the dow: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/landing/investment-themes/the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, us 30 – investment themes: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/landing/investment-themes/us-30/ (states the djia made its debut on may 26, 1896), s&p dow jones indices, ‘130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow’ (may 25, 2026), https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, ‘130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow’ — https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/, s&p dow jones indices, ‘130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow’, https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/ (may 26, 1896 publication date)., s&p dow jones indices, ‘130 years of stewardship: the evolution of the dow’: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/education/article/130-years-of-stewardship-the-evolution-of-the-dow/, wikipedia, dow jones industrial average (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dow_jones_industrial_average): 'on may 26, 1896, the dow jones industrial average debuted with 12 industrial stocks at a starting value of 40.94.', wikipedia, dow jones industrial average (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dow_jones_industrial_average): debuted may 26, 1896, wikipedia, dow jones industrial average (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dow_jones_industrial_average): first calculated/published may 26, 1896, www.nyse.com, www.spglobal.com

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    #881,896Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)" — states the index was first published on May 26, 1896 by Charles Dow.
    #12851,896from www.spglobal.com
    #4901,896from www.spglobal.com
    #1921,896from en.wikipedia.org
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