Yesterday, the Dow lost 34.65 points (0.20%) to finish at 17,640.17, the NASDAQ decreased 8.62 points (0.18%) to 4,834.93, and the S&P 500 was down 3.82 points (0.18%) at 2,071.50. The Russell 2000 decreased by 1.48 (0.13) to 1,149.30, and the Wilshire 5000 closed 11.84 points (0.06%) lower at 21,445.94.

On the NYSE, 3.1 billion shares changed hands, with 3 advancing issues for every 2 declining issues. On the NASDAQ, 2.7 billion shares traded, with a slight lead for advancers.

ON THIS DATE: In 1858, in a speech in Springfield, Illinois, U.S. Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved. He declared, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” In 1884, at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York, the first roller coaster in America opened. In 1897, the U.S. government signed a treaty of annexation with Hawaii. In 1903, Ford Motor Company was incorporated. In 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the closure of all German consulates in the United States. In 1952, “Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl” was published in the United States. In 1981, the “Chicago Tribune” purchased the Chicago Cubs baseball team from the P.K. Wrigley Chewing Gum Company for $20.5 million. In 1993, the U.S. Postal Service released a set of seven stamps that featured Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, Clyde McPhatter, Otis Redding, Ritchie Valens, Dinah Washington and Elvis Presley. In 2008, California began issuing marriage licenses to same-gender couples.