Today is Saturday, July 9, the 190th day of 2011. 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
1853 ― Admiral Perry and U.S. Navy visit Japan
1915 ― Germany surrenders South West Africa to Union of South Africa
1947 ― Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten's engagement
1951 ― President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany
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 minster