Today is the 190th day of 2012 and the 19th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1889, The Wall Street Journal published its first issue.

In 1932, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to its lowest point in the Great Depression. Its value had dropped nearly 90 percent since September 1929.

In 1969, U.S. forces began withdrawing from Vietnam.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), entrepreneur; Philip Johnson (1906-2005), architect; Nelson A. Rockefeller (1908-1979), New York governor/U.S. vice president; Anjelica Huston (1951- ), actress; Kevin Bacon (1958- ), actor; Toby Keith (1961- ), musician; Beck Hansen (1970- ), musician; Jaden Smith (1998- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1889, boxing's last bare-knuckle championship match was fought. John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in a 75-round bout.

TODAY'S FACT: Between 1855 and 1934, John D. Rockefeller donated $530.9 million to charitable causes.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over human needs." -- Nelson A. Rockefeller

TODAY'S NUMBER: 2.1 million -- average weekday circulation of The Wall Street Journal in 2012.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (July 3) and last quarter moon (July 10).

Today is the 189th day of 2012 and the 18th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii as a U.S. territory.

In 1954, Memphis radio station WHBQ played a record by unknown truck-driver Elvis Presley, marking his radio debut.

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first woman ever nominated for Supreme Court justice.

In 2005, a double-decker bus and three trains were bombed during the morning rush hour in London, killing 56 people.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), composer; Marc Chagall (1887-1985), painter; Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1906-1982), baseball player; Pierre Cardin (1922- ), fashion designer; Ringo Starr (1940- ), drummer/singer; Michelle Kwan (1980- ), figure skater.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, Martina Navratilova won her ninth Wimbledon singles title, setting a record that still stands.

TODAY'S FACT: The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii is America's single largest conservation area. It covers 139,797 square miles of the Pacific Ocean and is home to an estimated 7,000 species of marine life.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them." -- Satchel Paige

TODAY'S NUMBER: 59 -- age at which Satchel Paige pitched in his last Major League Baseball game, for the Kansas City Athletics, in 1965. In his honor, owner Charles O. Finley furnished the bullpen with a rocking chair.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (July 3) and last quarter moon (July 10).

Today is the 188th day of 2012 and the 17th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1785, Congress chose the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States and adopted a decimal coinage system.

In 1854, the Republican Party was formally launched at a convention in Jackson, Mich.

In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully tested his vaccine against rabies.

In 1957, future Beatles bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the first time in Liverpool, England.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), artist; Nancy Reagan (1921- ), actress/first lady; Merv Griffin (1925-2007), TV personality; George W. Bush (1946- ), 43rd U.S. president; Sylvester Stallone (1946- ), actor; Geoffrey Rush (1951- ), actor; 50 Cent (1975- ), rapper.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1933, Major League Baseball's first official All-Star Game was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The American League defeated the National League 4-2.

TODAY'S FACT: The Spanish dollar and Mexican peso remained legal tender in the United States until Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1857.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead." -- John Maynard Keynes

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 -- new penny designs the U.S. Mint issued in 2009, in celebration of the Lincoln penny's 100th anniversary.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (July 3) and last quarter moon (July 10).