Tuesday, the Dow closed 54.99 points (0.25%) lower at 21,574.73, the NASDAQ closed 29.87 points (0.47%) higher at 6,344.31, and the S&P 500 increased by 1.47 (0.06%) to 2,460.61. The Russell 2000 was down 3.99 points (0.28%) at 1,427.61, and the Wilshire 5000 was up 10.22 points (0.04%) at 25,587.72.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note increased 16/32, bringing its yield down to 2.261%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 1 5/32, decreasing its yield to 2.847%.

ON THIS DATE: In 1799, the Rosetta Stone, a tablet with hieroglyphic translations into Greek, was found in Egypt. In 1848, the Women’s Rights Convention took place in Seneca Falls, New York. Bloomers were introduced at the convention. In 1971, in New York, the topping out ceremony for Two World Trade Center (South Tower) took place. In 1974, the House Judiciary Committee recommended that U.S. President Richard Nixon should stand trial in the Senate for any of the five impeachment charges against him. In 1975, the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts separated after being linked in orbit for two days. In 1984, Geraldine Ferraro was nominated by the Democratic Party to become the first woman from a major political party to run for the office of U.S. Vice-President. In 1985, George Bell won first place in a biggest feet contest with a shoe size of 28-1/2. Bell, at age 26, stood 7 feet 10 inches tall. In 1985, Christa McAuliffe of New Hampshire was chosen to be the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the space shuttle.

WEDNESDAY WISDOM:“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”—Havelock Ellis, British physician