Today In History

In 1881: Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for assassinating President Garfield. (Guiteau was convicted and hanged the next year.)

In 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth.

In 1972: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 1,000 mark for the first time, ending the day at 1,003.16.

In 1995:: The U.S. government instituted a partial shutdown, closing national parks and museums while government offices operated with skeleton crews.