Tuesday, the Dow lost 109.41 points (0.45%) to finish at 24,180.64, the NASDAQ decreased 13.15 points (0.19%) to 6,762.21, and the S&P 500 was down 9.87 points (0.37%) at 2,629.57. The Russell 2000 closed 15.65 points (1.02%) lower at 1,516.76, and the Wilshire 5000 fell 114.56 points (0.42%) to 27,292.55.

ON THIS DATE: In 1790, the U.S. Congress moved from New York to Philadelphia. In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. In 1877, Thomas Edison demonstrated the first gramophone, with a recording of himself reciting “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” In 1883, “Ladies’ Home Journal” was published for the first time. In 1884, the construction of the Washington Monument was completed by Army engineers. The project took 34 years. In 1889 – Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, died in New Orleans. In 1923, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge became the first president to give a presidential address that was broadcast on radio. In 1947, Everglades National Park in Florida was dedicated by U.S. President Harry Truman. In 1973, Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as the vice-president of the United States after vice-president Spiro Agnew resigned. In 1994, Orange County, California, filed for bankruptcy protection due to investment losses of about $2 billion. The county is one of the richest in the U.S. and became the largest municipality to file for bankruptcy.