Today is Friday, July 8, the 189th day of 2011. There are 176 days left in the year.
1776 ― Col. John Nixon gave first public reading of Declaration of Independence
1777 ― Vermont becomes first state abolishing slavery, adopts male suffrage
1870 ― Congress authorizes registration of trademarks
1889 ― Wall Street Journal begins publishing
1950 ― Gen. Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, U.N. forces in Korea
1950 ― Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea
1967 ― Billie Jean King concludes Wimbledon sweep (singles, doubles & mix)
1969 ― U.S. troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam
1988 ― Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992
1990 ― 12:34:56 on 7/8/90 (1234567890)