It’s not standard procedure to shut down the stock market, I know that.
Markets to mark day of mourning for Ford
NYSE, Nasdaq, commodity trading floors to be closed to honor the 38th president.
December 29 2006: 3:49 PM EST
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The nation’s financial markets will be closed Tuesday to honor former President Gerald Ford, marking a rare four-day closing for U.S. trading.
https://money.cnn.com/2006/12/28/markets/ford_nyse/index.htm?postversion=2006122915