FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2008

Today is Friday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2007. There are 173 days left in the year.

1804 _ V.P. Aaron Burr kills Alex Hamilton in a pistol duel near Weehawken

1818 _ Keats writes ``In the Cottage Where Burns Was Born," ``Lines Written in the Highlands," & ``The Gadfly"

1921 _ Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)

1969 _ David Bowie releases ``Space Oddity"

1974 _ House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry

1977 _ Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr.

1982 _ Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid

1988 _ Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor

1989 _ President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game

1991 _ Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii