THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

Today is Thursday, July 9, the 190th day of 2015. There are 175 days left in the year.

1540 ― England's King Henry VIII six-month marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled

1595 ― Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe

1816 ― Argentina declares independence from Spain

1853 ― Adm. Perry and U.S. Navy visit Japan

1910 ― Walter Brookins becomes first to pilot an airplane to 1 mile altitude

1918 ― 101 killed and 171 injured in worst U.S. train wreck, Nashville, Tenn.

1932 ― Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed

1947 ― Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten's engagement

1955 ― Bill Haley & Comets' ``Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart

1978 ― Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington, D.C. for ERA

1989 ― First time Wimbledon has both men and women's final on same day; Boris Becker beats Stefan Edberg and Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratilova