WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013

Today is Wednesday, July 17, the 198th day of 2013. There are 167 days left in the year.

1841 ― British humor magazine “Punch” first published

1861 ― Congress authorizes paper money

1917 ― British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor

1935 ― Variety’s famous headline “Sticks Nix Hick Pix”

1948 ― Proclamation of the constitution of the Republic of Korea

1955 ― Disneyland opens its doors in rural Orange County

1959 ― Tibet abolishes serfdom

1968 ― Revolt in Iraq

1968 ― Beatle’s animated film “Yellow Submarine” premiers in London

1975 ― Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 make first U.S.-USSR linkup in space