Today is the 191st day of 2012 and the 20th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1850, President Zachary Taylor died in office at the age of 65.

In 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous "Cross of Gold" speech to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago en route to winning the party's presidential nomination.

In 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in the "Secret Annex."

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Donald Rumsfeld (1932- ), former defense secretary; Brian Dennehy (1938- ), actor; John Tesh (1952- ), composer/musician; Lindsey Graham (1955- ), South Carolina senator; Tom Hanks (1956- ), actor; Courtney Love (1964- ), singer/actress; Jack White (1975- ), musician.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2002, Major League Baseball's All-Star Game ended in Milwaukee with a tied score (7-7) in the 11th inning, after both teams ran out of pitchers.

TODAY'S FACT: Between 1976 and 2008, a member of the Bush or Dole families appeared on every Republican presidential ticket.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents." -- Winston Churchill

TODAY'S NUMBER: 36 -- William Jennings Bryan's age when he received the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1896.

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

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).