Today is the 192nd day of 2012 and the 21st day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1913, Death Valley, Calif., temperatures reached a sizzling 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 Celsius), the hottest peak temperature on U.S. record.

In 1940, Nazi forces began an air attack on southern Britain that would last 114 days and become known as the Battle of Britain.

In 1962, AT&T (in conjunction with NASA) launched the first privately owned satellite, Telstar 1.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: John Calvin (1509-1564), theologian/reformer; Marcel Proust (1871-1922), writer; Carl Orff (1895-1982), composer; David Brinkley (1920-2003), TV reporter; Alice Munro (1931- ), writer; Arthur Ashe (1943-1993), tennis player; Arlo Guthrie (1947- ), musician; Adrian Grenier (1976- ), actor; Jessica Simpson (1980- ), actress/singer.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1999, the U.S. soccer team defeated China 5-4 to win the Women's World Cup in Pasadena, Calif.

TODAY'S FACT: Coca-Cola sponsored the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam and has given financial support to the Olympic Movement ever since.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The regularity of a habit is generally in proportion to its absurdity." -- Marcel Proust

TODAY'S NUMBER: Minus 80 -- lowest temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, recorded in U.S. history (Jan. 23, 1971, in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska).

TODAY'S MOON: Last quarter moon (July 10).

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).