Tuesday, the Dow climbed 84.07 points (0.37%) to 22,641.67, the NASDAQ closed 15.00 points (0.23%) higher at 6,531.71, and the S&P 500 increased 5.46 points (0.22%) to 2,534.58. The Russell 2000 was up 2.49 points (0.16%) at 1,511.96, and the Wilshire 5000 gained 68.96 points (0.26%) to finish at 26,425.21.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was up 6/32, decreasing its yield to 2.322%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond increased 10/32, bringing its yield down to 2.860%.

ON THIS DATE: In 1535, the first complete English translation of the Bible was printed in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1648, the first volunteer fire department was established in New York by Peter Stuyvesant. In 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania, Patriot forces and British forces both suffer heavy losses in battle. The battle was seen as British victory, which actually served as a moral boost to the Americans. In 1893, the first professional football contract was signed by Grant Dibert for the Pittsburgh AC. In 1895, the first U.S. Open golf tournament took place in Newport, Rhode Island. Horace Rawlins, 19 years old, won the tournament. In 1931, the comic strip “Dick Tracy” made its debut in the Detroit Daily Mirror. The strip was created by Chester Gould. In 1933, “Esquire” magazine was published for the first time. In 1957, “Leave it to Beaver” debuted on CBS-TV. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit around the Earth. It was the first manmade satellite to enter space. In 1958, British Overseas Airways Corporation became the first jetliner to offer trans-Atlantic service to passengers with flights between London, England and New York. In 1976, Barbara Walters joined Harry Reasoner at the anchor desk of the “ABC Evening News” for the first time. In 2001, NATO granted the United States open access to their airfields and seaports and agreed to deploy ships and early-warning radar planes in the war on terrorism.