Today is Tuesday, July 28, the 209th day of 2009. There are 156 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

July 28, 1609, the English ship Sea Venture, commanded by Admiral Sir George Somers, ran ashore on Bermuda after nearly foundering at sea during a storm. The 140 or so passengers and crew, originally bound for the Jamestown settlement in Virginia, founded a colony on the island.

On this date:

1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain.

1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

1932, federal troops forcibly dispersed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington to demand money they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.

1959, in preparation for statehood, Hawaiians voted to send the first Chinese-American, Republican Hiram L. Fong, to the U.S. Senate and the first Japanese-American, Democrat Daniel K. Inouye, to the U.S. House of Representatives.

1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000 "almost immediately."

2002, nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground.

Today's Birthdays: The former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, is 71. "Garfield" creator Jim Davis is 64. Actress Sally Struthers is 61. Rock musician Steve Morse (Deep Purple) is 55. Actress Elizabeth Berkley is 37. Rapper Soulja Boy is 19.

The Associated Press