Yesterday, the Dow was up 9.23 points (0.04%) at 23,548.42, the NASDAQ climbed 22.00 points (0.33%) to 6,786.44, and the S&P 500 closed 3.29 points (0.13%) higher at 2,591.13. The Russell 2000 gained 3.05 points (0.20%) to finish at 1,497.96, and the Wilshire 5000 increased 25.45 points (0.09%) to 26,900.45.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was up 5/32, decreasing its yield to 2.317%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond increased 12/32, bringing its yield down to 2.797%.

ON THIS DATE: In 1874, the Republican party of the U.S. was first symbolized as an elephant in a cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly. In 1893, the state of Colorado granted women the right to vote. In 1916, Jeanette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. In 1929, The Museum of Modern Art in New York City opened to the public. In 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first person to win a fourth term as president. In 1963, Elston Howard, of the New York Yankees, became the first black player to be named the American League’s Most Valuable Player. In 1965, the “Pillsbury Dough Boy” debuted in television commercials. In 1967, Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first black mayor of a major city. In 1967, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 1989, L. Douglas Wilder won the governor’s race in Virginia, becoming the first elected African-American state governor in U.S. history. In 1999, Tiger Woods became the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win four straight tournaments.