Wednesday, the Dow rose 207.39 points (0.82%) to 25,539.57, the NASDAQ gained 48.36 points (0.64%) to close at 7,575.48, and the S&P 500 was up 22.88 points (0.82%) at 2,826.15. The Russell 2000 dipped 1.77 points (0.12%) to finish at 1,506.79, and the Wilshire 5000 gained 196.27 points (0.68%) for a 29,101.19 close.

ON THIS DATE: In 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London. In 1925, Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler. In 1933, in Camden, New Jersey, the first drive-in movie theater opened. In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act, which established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In 1942, Japanese forces retreated in the World War II Battle of Midway. In 1944, the D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. Four hundred thousand Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved. In 1968, U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at 1:44am in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy was shot the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1971, “The Ed Sullivan Show” aired for the last time. It was canceled after 23 years on the air. In 1978, “20/20” debuted on ABC.