This Day in Business History
September 3
2007 Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett vanishes after taking off in a single-engine plane in western Nevada
1985 NYSE moves opening of the trading day from 10 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
1958 S&P 500 closes above 50 for the first time (50.06)
1929 Dow Jones industrial average closed at 381.17, its pre-crash high
1882 First hydroelectric power plant goes into service in Appleton, WI