Today is the 149th day of 2012 and the 70th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1588, the first of 130 ships in the Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, bound for the English Channel.

In 1937, the government of Germany formed the automobile company that would later be known as Volkswagen.

In 1961, Peter Benenson formed Amnesty International.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Thomas Moore (1779-1852), poet; Jim Thorpe (1888-1953), multisport athlete; Ian Fleming (1908-1964), novelist; Jerry West (1938- ), basketball player; Rudy Giuliani (1944- ), politician; John Fogerty (1945- ), musician; Kylie Minogue (1968- ), singer; Carey Mulligan (1985- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1957, Major League Baseball's National League owners unanimously approved the moves of the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to the West Coast.

TODAY'S FACT: Between 1939 and 2003, Volkswagen produced more than 21 million Beetles, which made the car the most produced vehicle model of all time.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "All that's bright must fade, the brightest still the fleetest; all that's sweet was made but to be lost when sweetest." -- Thomas Moore

TODAY'S NUMBER: 3 million -- members of Amnesty International in more than 150 nations.

TODAY'S MOON: First quarter moon (May 28).

Today is the 148th day of 2012 and the 69th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge opened to pedestrian traffic.

In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, responding to German World War II victories, proclaimed an "unlimited national emergency."

In 1999, a United Nations tribunal indicted Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for crimes against humanity.

In 2006, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on the island of Java, Indonesia, killed nearly 6,000 people and injured more than 38,000.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), dancer; Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), mystery writer; Rachel Carson (1907-1964), biologist/environmentalist; Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978), politician/U.S. vice president; Sam Snead (1912-2002), golfer; Henry Kissinger (1923- ), former secretary of state; Frank Thomas (1968- ), baseball player; Paul Bettany (1971- ), actor; Jack McBrayer (1973- ), actor; Andre "3000" Benjamin (1975- ), musician/actor; Jamie Oliver (1975- ), chef/activist; Chris Colfer (1990- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1972, Mark Donohue won the Indianapolis 500 with a record-setting average speed of 163.645 mph.

TODAY'S FACT: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were not only Allied leaders in World War II; they were seventh cousins once removed, through Roosevelt's mother.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The Senate is a place filled with good will and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour." -- Hubert Humphrey

TODAY'S NUMBER: 1.9 billion -- vehicles that have crossed the Golden Gate Bridge since it opened in 1937.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (May 20) and first quarter (May 28).

Today is the 147th day of 2012 and the 68th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1865, the last Confederate forces fighting the Civil War surrendered.

In 1868, the Senate failed to convict President Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trial by only one vote.

In 1994, President Bill Clinton announced that the United States would no longer link China's trade status with its human rights record.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Al Jolson (1886-1950), singer; Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), photographer; John Wayne (1907-1979), actor; Peggy Lee (1920-2002), singer; Miles Davis (1926-1991), jazz musician; Stevie Nicks (1948- ), singer/songwriter; Sally Ride (1951- ), astronaut; Lenny Kravitz (1964- ), singer/songwriter; Helena Bonham Carter (1966- ), actress; Matt Stone (1971- ), screenwriter/TV producer.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1959, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix pitched the longest perfect game in history -- 12 innings -- only to lose 1-0 in the 13th.

TODAY'S FACT: Only two U.S. presidents in history went on to serve in Congress following their time in the nation's highest office: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still." -- Dorothea Lange

TODAY'S NUMBER: 28,231 -- parole passes given to Confederate soldiers by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant after their 1865 surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (May 20) and first quarter (May 28).