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Events on Monday 3 April 1848 1
1848Chicago Board of Trade foundedGrain exchange set up in ChicagoMerchants in Chicago founded the Board of Trade on 3 April to promote trade in the city. It went on to develop standardised grain contracts and futures trading. It became one of the world's largest futures exchanges.