Today is the 151st day of 2012 and the 72nd day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy.

In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.

In 1958, unidentified soldiers from World War II and the Korean War were interred in Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns.

In 2002, cleanup at the former World Trade Center site in New York City ended after eight months.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Peter the Great (1672-1725), Russian czar; Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920), goldsmith/jeweler; Mel Blanc (1908-1989), voice actor; Benny Goodman (1909-1986), bandleader; Joseph Stein (1912-2010), playwright; Wynonna Judd (1964- ), singer; Manny Ramirez (1972- ), baseball player; Cee Lo Green (1974- ), singer/songwriter.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1904, Chicago Cub Frank Chance was hit by five different wild pitches during a doubleheader against Cincinnati.

TODAY'S FACT: It is a Memorial Day custom to fly the American flag at half-staff until noon.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Such will be a great lesson of peace; teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take it by a war." -- Abraham Lincoln

TODAY'S NUMBER: 36 -- Doric columns in the Lincoln Memorial, one for each state that had been admitted to the Union at the time of Lincoln's death, including those that had seceded.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter (May 28) and full moon (June 4).

Today is the 150th day of 2012 and the 71st day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1453, Ottoman armies captured Constantinople, effectively crushing the Byzantine Empire.

In 1790, Rhode Island became the final state (of the original colonies) to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Bob Hope (1903-2003), comedian/actor; John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th U.S. president; Danny Elfman (1953- ), composer; Annette Bening (1958- ), actress; Rupert Everett (1959- ), actor; Melissa Etheridge (1961- ), singer; Carmelo Anthony (1984- ), basketball player.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb's American League career stolen base record when he stole his 893rd base.

TODAY'S FACT: Rhode Island's constitution identifies the state's official name as the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." -- John F. Kennedy

TODAY'S NUMBER: 18 -- Academy Awards ceremonies for which legendary entertainer Bob Hope served as host or co-host.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter (May 28) and full moon (June 4).

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).