Today is Monday, July 7, the 189th day of 2008. There are 177 days left in the year.
1838 _ Central American federation is dissolved
1846 _ U.S. annexes California
1865 _ Four Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged
1891 _ Travelers cheque patented
1898 _ U.S. annexes Hawaii
1937 _ Japanese and Chinese troops clash, which will become WW II
1941 _ U.S. forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion
1968 _ Rock group ``The Yardbirds" disband
1974 _ West Germany beats Netherlands 2-1 for soccer's 10th World Cup in Munich
1987 _ Lt. Col Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing