GMT: Still soaking up win Sunday

Mornin'

1878 – The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

1888 – The "From Hell" letter allegedly sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.

1956 – Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community for the first time.

1989 – Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.

2001 – NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io.

2003 – China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.

2005 – A riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested.

2006 – Kiholo Bay earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.

2007 – Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.

2008 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst day in the Dow's history based on a percentage drop.