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Today is Sunday, July 9, the 190th day of 2023. There are 175 days left in the year.
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In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.
In 1937, a fire at 20th Century Fox's storage facility in Little Ferry, N.J., destroyed most of the studio's silent films.
In 1944, during World War II, American forces secured Saipan as the last Japanese defenses fell.
In 1947, the engagement of Britain's Princess Elizabeth to...