Monday, the Dow climbed 265.06 points (1.15%) to 23,327.46, the NASDAQ closed 50.76 points (0.77%) higher at 6,635.28, and the S&P 500 increased 21.11 points (0.85%) to 2,506.85. The Russell 2000 was up 10.63 points (0.79%) at 1,348.55, and the Wilshire 5000 gained 209.06 points (0.82%) to finish at 25,750.23.

ON THIS DATE: In 1788, Georgia became the 4th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1842, in Fairmount, Pennsylvania, the first wire suspension bridge was opened to traffic. In 1882, the Standard Oil Trust agreement was completed and dated. The document transferred the stock and property of more than 40 companies into the control of nine trustees lead by John D. Rockefeller. This was the first example of what became known as a holding company. In 1890, Alice Sanger became the first female White House staffer. In 1892, Ellis Island opened as America’s first federal immigration center. Annie Moore, at age 15, became the first person to pass through. In 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for the kidnap-mur.der of Charles Lindbergh’s baby. In 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1965, Joe Namath signed the richest rookie contract ($400,000) in the history of pro football. In 1971, in the U.S., a federally imposed ban on television cigarette advertisements went into effect. In 1974, President Richard M. Nixon signed a bill requiring all states to lower the maximum speed limit to 55 MPH. The law was intended to conserve gasoline supplies during an embargo imposed by Arab oil-producing countries.