MOMENTS IN TIME

• On Nov. 5, 1930, Sinclair Lewis is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1926, he turned down the Pulitzer Prize awarded him, but in 1930 decided to accept Sweden's Nobel Prize.

• On Nov. 6, 1984, the New York Stock Exchange decided to keep its doors open on a presidential election day for the first time in 193 years. The move didn't sit too well with traders, who responded to the news with a chorus of boos and hisses. Fortunately, the Dow did manage to post a 15-point gain on the day.

• On Nov. 7, 1991, basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson stuns the world by announcing his sudden retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers after testing positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Today, Johnson is a prominent spokesman for AIDS awareness and a successful businessman.

• On Nov. 8, 1793, after more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is opened as a public museum in Paris. In 1993, a wing once occupied by the ministry of finance was opened to the public. It was the first time the entire Louvre was devoted to museum purposes.