Today in HistoryToday is Wednesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2007. There are 222 days left in the year.

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In 1533, the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.

In 2003, in Iraq, the US civil administrator (Paul Bremer) announced the disbanding of the Iraqi armed forces as well as the sacking of 400,000 staff who had formed the backbone of Saddam’s rule.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

“You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.” — Norman Douglas, British author (1868-1952).