MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009

Today is Monday, July 27, the 208th day of 2009. There are 157 days left in the year.

1501 _ Copernicus formally installed as canon of Frauenberg Cathedral

1586 _ Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia

1694 _ Bank of England chartered

1940 _ Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts

1941 _ Japanese forces land in Indochina

1953 _ Armistice signed ending Korean War

1954 _ Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries

1955 _ Austria regains full independence after four-power occupation

1976 _ 8.2 Tangshan earthquake kills estimated 240,000 Chinese

1991 _ TV Guide publishes its 2000th edition