Today is the 154th day of 2012 and the 75th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1886, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, becoming the only president to marry in a White House ceremony.

In 1924, an act of Congress granted American Indians U.S. citizenship.

In 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), author/politician; Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), poet/novelist; Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), composer; Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), Olympic swimmer/actor; Charlie Watts (1941- ), drummer; Wayne Brady (1972- ), actor/comedian; Zachary Quinto (1977- ), actor; Fabrizio Moretti (1980- ), musician.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1935, baseball legend Babe Ruth retired.

TODAY'S FACT: The White House has hosted 21 weddings, nine of which were for children of sitting presidents.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success." -- Marquis de Sade

TODAY'S NUMBER: 336,337 -- official Indian population in 1920, according to the U.S. Census.

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

Today is the 153rd day of 2012 and the 74th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th U.S. state.

In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th U.S. state.

In 1967, the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released.

In 1980, the Cable News Network (CNN) began broadcasting.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Brigham Young (1801-1877), religious leader; Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962), actress; Andy Griffith (1926- ), actor; Pat Boone (1934- ), singer; Morgan Freeman (1937- ), actor; Ron Wood (1947- ), guitarist; Heidi Klum (1973- ), model/TV personality; Alanis Morissette (1974- ), singer; Justine Henin (1982- ), tennis player.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1925, Lou Gehrig pinch-hit for the New York Yankees, marking the first game in Gehrig's record-setting streak of 2,130 consecutive games played.

TODAY'S FACT: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" was the first rock album to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Revolution only needs good dreamers who remember their dreams." -- Tennessee Williams

TODAY'S NUMBER: 100.1 million -- approximate number of American cable subscribers who receive CNN, a reach surpassed by only seven other networks.

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

Today is the 152nd day of 2012 and the 73rd day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1790, President George Washington signed the first U.S. copyright law.

In 1889, a huge flood engulfed Johnstown, Pa., claiming 2,209 lives.

In 1927, Ford Motor Co. ended production of its Model T cars.

In 2005, former FBI official W. Mark Felt admitted to being the anonymous Watergate scandal whistleblower known as "Deep Throat."

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet/journalist; Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), religious leader/writer; Clint Eastwood (1930- ), actor/director; Johnny Paycheck (1938-2003), singer; Joe Namath (1943- ), football player; Brooke Shields (1965- ), actress; Archie Panjabi (1972- ), actress; Colin Farrell (1976- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1937, New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak ended.

TODAY'S FACT: Copyright laws established in 1978 state that copyright protections last for the lifetime of the author, plus an additional 70 years.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." -- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address

TODAY'S NUMBER: 15 million -- Ford Model Ts produced between 1908 and 1927.

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