GET /history/significant
Get a curated list of historically significant dates in financial history - events like the Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15), the Brexit vote (2016-06-24), the COVID crash (2020-03-12), and more - each paired with exchange rate data from that date. Useful for educational apps, financial history timelines, and demonstrating how major world events impact currency markets.
curl https://nordapi.ee/api/v1/history/significant
{
"count": 11,
"data": [
{
"date": "1999-01-04",
"description": "First day of EUR trading",
"name": "Euro Introduction"
},
{
"date": "2001-09-11",
"description": "Currency markets disrupted by terrorist attacks",
"name": "9/11 Attacks"
},
{
"date": "2008-09-15",
"description": "Start of global financial crisis",
"name": "Lehman Brothers Collapse"
},
{
"date": "2010-05-06",
"description": "Major stock/currency market flash crash",
"name": "Flash Crash"
},
{
"date": "2011-08-05",
"description": "S&P downgrades US sovereign debt",
"name": "US Credit Downgrade"
},
{
"date": "2015-01-15",
"description": "SNB removes EUR/CHF floor, CHF surges 30%",
"name": "Swiss Franc Shock"
},
{
"date": "2016-06-24",
"description": "GBP crashes after UK votes to leave EU",
"name": "Brexit Vote"
},
{
"date": "2020-03-12",
"description": "Markets crash as pandemic declared",
"name": "COVID Crash"
},
{
"date": "2022-02-24",
"description": "RUB collapses, commodity currencies surge",
"name": "Russia-Ukraine War"
},
{
"date": "2022-09-26",
"description": "GBP crashes to record low vs USD",
"name": "GBP Mini-Budget Crisis"
},
{
"date": "2023-03-10",
"description": "Silicon Valley Bank failure shakes markets",
"name": "SVB Collapse"
}
],
"success": true
}
{"success":true,"data":[{"date":"2008-09-15","name":"Lehman Brothers Collapse"},{"date":"2016-06-24","name":"Brexit Vote"}]}