SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009

Today is Saturday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2009. There are 173 days left in the year.

1533 _ Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII

1798 _ U.S. Marine Corps created by an act of Congress

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

1921 _ Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day)

1962 _ First transatlantic TV transmission via satellite (Telstar I)

1969 _ David Bowie releases ``Space Oddity"

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

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