Today is the 193rd day of 2012 and the 22nd day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1533, Pope Clement VII excommunicated King Henry VIII of England.

In 1798, an act of the U.S. Congress re-created the Marine Corps, which had been disbanded after the Revolutionary War.

In 1804, Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr.

In 1987, the United Nations estimated that the world's population had reached 5 billion.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), sixth U.S. president; E.B. White (1899-1985), writer; Yul Brynner (1920-1985), actor; Tab Hunter (1931- ), actor; Giorgio Armani (1934- ), fashion designer; Suzanne Vega (1959- ), singer; Lil' Kim (1975- ), rapper.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1985, during a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets, Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to record 4,000 career strikeouts.

TODAY'S FACT: The Weehawken, N.J., site where Alexander Hamilton dueled with Aaron Burr was the site of at least 18 other recorded duels between 1700 and 1845.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." -- E.B. White

TODAY'S NUMBER: 19.2 -- the percentage of Air Force active-duty personnel who were women in 2010, a larger proportion than any other branch of the military.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (July 10) and new moon (July 19).

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).