Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2009. There are 175 days left in the year.
1540 _ England King Henry VIII's six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled
1595 _ Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe
1816 _ Argentina declares independence from Spain
1872 _ Doughnut cutter patented by John Blondel, Thomaston, Maine
1893 _ Daniel H. Williams performs ``world's first successful heart operation"
1915 _ Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa
1947 _ Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten's engagement
1955 _ Bill Haley & Comets' ``Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart
1957 _ Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced
1982 _ Margaret Thatcher begins her second term as British prime minister