Today is Thursday, July 15, the 196th day of 2010. There are 169 days left in the year.
1815 ― Napoleon Bonaparte captured
1869 ― Margarine is patented in Paris, for use by French Navy
1876 ― Baseballs first no-hitter, St. Louis' George W. Bradley no-hits Hartford
1888 ― Bandai volcano (Japan) erupts for first time in 1,000 years
1937 ― Japanese attack Marco Polo Bridge, invade China
1941 ― Florey and Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Penicillin)
1965 ― U.S. scientists display close-up photos of Mars from Mariner IV
1970 ― Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in first world female soccer championship
1971 ― President Nixon announces he would visit People's Republic of China
1991 ― U.S. troops leave northern Iraq