Tuesday, the Dow slipped 12.67 points (0.08%) to 16,014.38, the NASDAQ fell 14.99 points (0.35%) to 4,268.76, and the S&P 500 decreased by 1.21 (0.07%) to 1,852.23. The Russell 2000 lost 5.44 points (0.56%) to finish at 963.89, and the Wilshire 5000 closed 28.37 points (0.15%) lower at 18,852.51.

On the NYSE, 3.1 billion shares changed hands, with declining issues outnumbering advancing issues more than 2 to 1. On the NASDAQ, 2.7 billion shares traded, with a near 2 to 1 lead for decliners.

ON THIS DATE: In 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In the treaty, France ceded Canada to England. In 1863, the fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane. In 1870, the YWCA was founded in New York City. In 1933, the singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company of New York City. In 1967, the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment required the appointment of a vice president when that office became vacant and instituted new measures in the event of presidential disability. In 2005, North Korea publicly announced for the first time that it had nuclear arms. The country also rejected attempts to restart disarmament talks in the near future, saying that it needed the weapons as protection against an increasingly hostile United States.