Major U.S. stock indices closed higher Monday as some tech stocks recovered, the Associated Press reports. The Dow gained 117.52 points (0.66%) to finish at 17,891.16, the NASDAQ closed 42.24 points (0.88%) higher at 4,817.59, and the S&P 500 increased 16.13 points (0.78%) to 2,081.43. The Russell 2000 was up 10.08 points (0.89%) at 1,140.92, and the Wilshire 5000 climbed 162.30 points (0.76%) to 21,539.89.

On the NYSE, 3.1 billion shares changed hands, with 1.7 advancing issues for every declining issue. On the NASDAQ, 2.7 billion shares traded, with a 1.3 to 1 ratio of advancers to decliners.

ON THIS DATE: In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city. In 1888, Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Works. In 1921, West Virginia imposed the first state sales tax. In 1937, Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for “Gone With The Wind.” In 1971, anti-war protesters began four days of demonstrations in Washington, D.C. In 1971, National Public Radio broadcast for the first time. In 1999, Hasbro released the first collection of toys for the Star Wars movie “Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” In 2006, in Alexandria, Virginia, Al-Quaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was given a sentence of life in prison for his role in the terrorist attack on the U.S. on September 11, 2001.