The recent Corona virus outbreak bringing the Stock markets down. Just to keep it real, remember the October 1987 crash lost 22.6% of the market's value. (As measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average).
In a SINGLE day. It seems like people didn't needlessly freak out (as much) back then. Probably because social media didn't exist yet. I know some of the younger set may not believe (what I just said), so here's the Wikipedia page (with a blow by blow).
Life happens slick - get used to it.
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Not to mention the second biggest crash in Wall Street history... the 2000 82% Clinton NASDQ crash.... who can forget.... “No controlling legal authority”, “Take a breath Al, inhale”, Enron, Tyco, Global Crossing, Comcast, Terry McAuliffe, $6,000 Tyco shower curtain, White House interns and an AWOL President. Aahh memories....
https://www.lombardiletter.com/market-crash-what-caused-the-dotcom-bubble-to-burst-in-2000/9162/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Monday_(1987)