MONDAY, JULY 21, 2008

Today is Monday, July 21, the 203rd day of 2008. There are 163 days left in the year.

230 _ St. Pontianus begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1588 _ English fleet defeats Spanish armada

1831 _ Belgium gains independence from Netherland, Leopold I made king

1898 _ Spain cedes Guam to the U.S.

1940 _ The Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

1949 _ The Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13

1954 _ At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North & South Vietnam

1965 _ Pakistan, Iran & Turkey sign the Regional Co-Operation Pact

1983 _ The U.S. announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge

1989 _ Mike Tyson TKOs Carl ``the Truth" Williams in 1:33 of 1st round

1990 _ Pink Floyds' ``The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood