Friday, July 18

AP Worldstream | July 11, 2008| | Copyright

Today is Friday, July 18, the 200th day of 2008. There are 166 days left in the year.

Highlights in history on this date:

64 - Great fire of Rome begins.

1536 - Pope's authority declared void in England.

1812 - Britain, by Treaty of Orebro, joins Sweden and Russia against France.

1830 - Uruguayan constitution sworn in.

1872 - Britain introduces voting by secret ballot.

1912 - Tewfik Pasha becomes Grand Vizier of Persia following fall of Said Pasha's ministry.

1923 - British Matrimonial Causes Act gives women equality in divorce suits.

1925 - The ...

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