Stock market closures are rare outside of regular holidays. Other events that closed the market include Hurricane Sandy and the September 11 attacks.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, will be eulogized at a state funeral Thursday at the National Cathedral and later by private family services and interment in Plains, Georgia.

President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 as National Day of Mourning to honor the nations 39th president and humanitarian President Jimmy Carter.