9 July 1816 Posted on July 8, 2013 by Staff Argentina declares its independence from Spain. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories." Dave Barry — Click here for more from Dave Barry Related posts: 30 January 1933 1 September 1939 4 February 2004 4 July 1569 9 July 1986 9 July 1877 2 April 1982 2 April 1982 24 April 1982