Today is Wednesday, July 17, the 198th day of 2013. There are 167 days left in the year.
1841 ― British humor magazine “Punch” first published
1861 ― Congress authorizes paper money
1917 ― British Royal family changes its name from Hanover to Windsor
1935 ― Variety’s famous headline “Sticks Nix Hick Pix”
1948 ― Proclamation of the constitution of the Republic of Korea
1955 ― Disneyland opens its doors in rural Orange County
1959 ― Tibet abolishes serfdom
1968 ― Revolt in Iraq
1968 ― Beatle’s animated film “Yellow Submarine” premiers in London
1975 ― Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 make first U.S.-USSR linkup in space