Today is the 206th day of 2012 and the 35th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1847, Brigham Young and the first Mormon pioneers arrived at Utah's Salt Lake Valley.

In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to formally rejoin the Union following the Civil War.

In 1959, Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev engaged in what became known as the "kitchen debate."

In 1998, a lone gunman opened fire in the U.S. Capitol building, killing two police officers.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), South American liberator; Alexandre Dumas, pere (1802-1870), playwright/novelist; Amelia Earhart (1897-1937), aviator; Bella Abzug (1920-1998), activist/politician; Billy Taylor (1921-2010), jazz pianist; Karl Malone (1963- ), basketball player; Barry Bonds (1964- ), baseball player; Jennifer Lopez (1969- ), actress/singer; Elisabeth Moss (1982- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2005, Lance Armstrong became the first cyclist ever to win the Tour de France seven consecutive times.

TODAY'S FACT: Barry Bonds will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame for the first time in 2013. He must be named on 75 percent of ballots cast to gain admission.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "All for one, one for all -- that is our motto, is it not?" -- Alexandre Dumas, "The Three Musketeers"

TODAY'S NUMBER: 6.2 million -- reported membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (aka Mormons) in the United States in 2012.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (July 19) and first quarter moon (July 26).

Today is the 205th day of 2012 and the 34th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1952, Gamal Abdel Nasser led a military coup that overthrew King Farouk I of Egypt.

In 1967, riots erupted in Detroit. Over the next five days, 43 people died, hundreds were injured and more than 2,000 buildings were burned to the ground.

In 1999, with the launch of Columbia, Eileen Collins became the first woman to command a U.S. shuttle flight.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY: Haile Selassie (1892-1975), Ethiopian emperor; Anthony M. Kennedy (1936- ), Supreme Court justice; Don Imus (1940- ), radio personality; Woody Harrelson (1961- ), actor; Slash (Saul Hudson) (1965- ), musician; Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967- ), actor; Alison Krauss (1971- ), musician/singer; Daniel Radcliffe (1989- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1996, injured American gymnast Kerri Strug scored a 9.7 on the vault as the U.S. won its first-ever gold medal in the women's team gymnastics competition.

TODAY'S FACT: Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered on this day in 1995, was visible to the naked eye for a record 18 months, from May 1996 to December 1997. The previous record holder, the Great Comet of 1811, was visible for about nine months.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be." -- Anthony M. Kennedy

TODAY'S NUMBER: 27 -- Grammy Awards won by bluegrass musician Alison Krauss during her career -- including six awards for a 2007 collaboration with Robert Plant -- more than any other female artist.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (July 19) and first quarter moon (July 26).

Today is the 204th day of 2012 and the 33rd day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1587, English colonists founded their second North American settlement at Roanoke Island, near the coast of present-day North Carolina.

In 1934, FBI agents fatally shot notorious bank robber John Dillinger as he left a Chicago movie theater.

In 1994, former pro football star O.J. Simpson, charged in the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, pleaded not guilty.

In 2004, the 9/11 Commission issued its final report, stating that the U.S. government had not been fully prepared for a terrorist attack.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Emma Lazarus (1849-1887), poet; Edward Hopper (1882-1967), artist; Bob Dole (1923- ), politician; Oscar de la Renta (1932- ), fashion designer; Alex Trebek (1940- ), TV personality; George Clinton (1941- ), musician; Danny Glover (1946- ), actor; Don Henley (1947- ), musician; Willem Dafoe (1955- ), actor; Rufus Wainwright (1973- ), singer/songwriter; Selena Gomez (1992- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1976, Nadia Comaneci of Romania scored a perfect 10 in the uneven parallel bars, becoming the first gymnast to ever achieve a perfect score in Olympic competition.

TODAY'S FACT: The fates of the Roanoke colony and Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the Americas in 1587, remain undetermined.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If you're hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You'll get the same kind of feeling and you won't have to pay." -- Bob Dole

TODAY'S NUMBER: 5 -- medals Nadia Comaneci won in the 1976 Olympics at Montreal: three gold, one silver and one bronze.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (July 19) and first quarter moon (July 26).