Tuesday, the Dow climbed 173.31 points (0.68%) to 25,635.01, the NASDAQ closed 47.11 points (0.64%) higher at 7,375.96, and the S&P 500 increased 17.14 points (0.63%) to 2,755.45. The Russell 2000 was up 8.59 points (0.55%) at 1,556.10, and the Wilshire 5000 gained 165.12 points (0.58%) to finish at 28,467.25.

ON THIS DATE: In 1811, the Shawnee Indians of chief Tecumseh were defeated by William Henry Harrison at the Battle of Wabash (or (Tippecanoe). 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 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, 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 the first black mayor Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first black mayor of a major city. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a bill establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 1973, New Jersey became the first U.S. state to permit girls to play on Little League baseball teams. In 1973, Congress over-rode President Richard Nixon’s veto of the War Powers Act, which limits a chief executive’s power to wage war without congressional approval. 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 1989, David Dinkins was elected and become New York City’s first African-American mayor. In 1999, Tiger Woods became the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win four straight tournaments. In 2000, Hillary Rodham Clinton made history as the first president’s wife to win public office. The state of New York elected her to the U.S. Senate.