Today is the 158th day of 2012 and the 79th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.

In 1944, the D-Day invasion of Europe began as Allied forces landed in continental Europe at Normandy, France.

In 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon.

In 2002, President George W. Bush proposed consolidating 22 federal agencies under a single, Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), painter; Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), poet; Thomas Mann (1875-1955), novelist; Harvey Fierstein (1952- ), actor; Bjorn Borg (1956- ), tennis player; Paul Giamatti (1967- ), actor; Natalie Morales (1972- ), TV journalist.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison became the first sitting president to attend a Major League Baseball game.

TODAY'S FACT: Basketball, racquetball and volleyball were all invented at YMCA facilities.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people." -- George W. Bush

TODAY'S NUMBER: $46.9 billion -- estimated amount in the U.S. federal budget devoted to the Department of Homeland Security in 2012.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (June 4) and last quarter moon (June 11).

Today is the 157th day of 2012 and the 78th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed the Marshall Plan for economic aid to war-torn Europe.

In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan.

In 2004, former President Ronald Reagan died at age 93.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Adam Smith (1723-1790), economist/philosopher; John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), economist; Bill Moyers (1934- ), TV journalist/author; Spalding Gray (1941-2004), actor/writer; Kenny G (1956- ), musician; Jeff Garlin (1962- ), actor/comedian; Mark Wahlberg (1971- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1964, 17-year-old Jim Ryun became the first high school athlete to run a mile in under four minutes.

TODAY'S FACT: In 2012, an estimated 5.4 million Americans were living with Alzheimer's disease.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "People don't start wars, governments do." -- Ronald Reagan

TODAY'S NUMBER: 24 -- approximate percentage of the Israeli population that is Arab.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (June 4) and last quarter moon (June 11).

Today is the 156th day of 2012 and the 77th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1917, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded.

In 1947, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Taft-Hartley Act, providing for presidential intervention in labor disputes.

In 1989, Chinese government troops and tanks crushed a massive demonstration of pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Robert Merrill (1919-2004), singer; Dennis Weaver (1924-2006), actor; Mortimer B. Zuckerman (1937- ), publisher/real estate executive; Noah Wyle (1971- ), actor; Russell Brand (1975- ), comedian/actor; Angelina Jolie (1975- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1927, the United States won golf's first-ever Ryder Cup.

TODAY'S FACT: Union members' wages were about $200 per week higher than non-union workers' wages in 2010.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, it's you." -- Paul Newman

TODAY'S NUMBER: 21 -- Pulitzer Prizes normally awarded each year. Online-only news organizations were eligible for 14 journalism prizes for the first time in 2009.

TODAY'S MOON: Full moon (June 4).