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