In 1873, the New York Stock Exchange closed because of the Panic of 1873.
In 1881, Chester Arthur was sworn in as president, one day after the death of James Garfield.
In 1977, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was admitted to the United Nations.
In 1984, a suicide bombing killed 23, including two Americans, at the U.S.
Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.
In 2001, President George W. Bush declared a “war on te…