Today is Saturday, July 25, the 206th day of 2009. There are 159 days left in the year.
1871 _ Carrousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa
1898 _ First U.S. troops land and occupy Puerto Rice at Guanica Bay
1918 _ Annette Adams sworn in as first woman district attorney of U.S. in California
1943 _ Benito Mussolini dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II
1944 _ First jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262)
1946 _ First bikini is shown at a Paris fashion show
1963 _ U.S., Russia and England sign nuclear test ban treaty
1965 _ Folk-rock begins _ Dylan uses electricity at Newport Folk Festival
1985 _ Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirmed he had AIDS
1992 _ 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain