Today is Friday, July 9, the 190th day of 2010. There are 175 days left in the year.
1540 _ England's 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
1853 _ Admiral Perry and U.S. Navy visit Japan
1893 _ Daniel H Williams performs ``world's first successful heart operation"
1947 _ Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten's engagement
1976 _ Uganda asks U.N. to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe
1978 _ American Nazi Party, holds a rally at Marquette Park, Chicago
1978 _ Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington, D.C. for ERA
1982 _ Margaret Thatcher begins her second term as British prime minister