TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013

Today is Tuesday, July 9, the 190th day of 2013. There are 175 days left in the year.

1540 _ England's King Henry VIII six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled

1595 _ Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe

1878 _ Corncob pipe patented (Henry Tibbe)

1944 _ World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brothers’ (Barnum & Bailey) second performance; 168 die. (Hartford, Conn.)

1951 _ President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany

1955 _ Bill Haley & Comets' ``Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart

1978 _ American Nazi Party, holds a rally at Marquette Park, Chicago

1978 _ Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington, D.C. for ERA

1979 _ Voyager 2 flies past Jupiter

1982 _ Margaret Thatcher begins her second term as British prime minster