[2] The event is important in the history of science because it was the first eruption in modern times to be described by a large number of witnesses. (en.wikipedia.org)
That's really what the summer of 2014 was; from the first eruption in repo fails to oil to October 15, 2014 (collateral and Russia) to then junk bonds, rubles, and francs. (alhambrapartners.com)