Today is Tuesday, May 17, the 138th day of 2016. There are 228 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street.
In 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was run; the winner was Aristides, ridden by Oliver Lewis.
In 1912, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs for president at its convention in Indianapolis.
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