TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015

Today is Tuesday, July 7, the 188th day of 2015. There are 177 days left in the year.

1838 ― Central American federation is dissolved

1865 ― Four Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, hanged

1891 ― Travelers cheque patented

1937 ― Japanese and Chinese troops clash, which will become WW II

1941 ― U.S. forces land in Iceland to forestall Nazi invasion

1960 ― USSR shoots down a U.S. aircraft over Barents sea

1969 ― Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language

1975 ― TV soap opera “Ryan's Hope” premieres

1976 ― Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars

1980 ― First solar-powered aircraft crosses English Channel

1987 ― Kiwanis Clubs end men-only tradition, vote to admit women

1990 ― Greg Lemond wins his third Tour de France (90:43:20 average 23.3 mph)