Today is the 250th day of 2012 and the 79th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1522, Ferdinand Magellan's ship, Victoria, completed the first circumnavigation of the globe, though Magellan himself died en route.

In 1901, President William McKinley was shot and wounded by Leon Czolgosz. He died eight days later.

In 1997, funeral services were held for Diana, Princess of Wales.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Jane Addams (1860-1935), social worker; Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969), businessman/ambassador; Roger Waters (1943- ), rock musician; Jane Curtin (1947- ), actress/comedian; Jeff Foxworthy (1958- ), comedian/TV personality; Rosie Perez (1964- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. played his 2,131st game, breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games record.

TODAY'S FACT: More than 2.5 billion people worldwide were estimated to have watched at least part of Princess Diana's funeral services on television in 1997.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I do not believe that women are better than men. We have not wrecked railroads, nor corrupted legislature, nor done many unholy things that men have done; but then we must remember that we have not had the chance." -- Jane Addams

TODAY'S NUMBER: 2,632 -- consecutive games Cal Ripken Jr. ultimately played before taking a game day off on Sept. 20, 1998.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Aug. 31) and last quarter (Sept. 8).

Today is the 249th day of 2012 and the 78th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1774, the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.

In 1957, Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," a defining novel of the postwar generation, was published by Viking Press.

In 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John G. Roberts for chief justice of the United States.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Jesse James (1847-1882), legendary outlaw; Arthur Nielsen (1897-1980), market researcher; Darryl Zanuck (1902-1979), film producer; John Cage (1912-1992), composer; Bob Newhart (1929- ), comedian/actor; William Devane (1939- ), actor; Raquel Welch (1940- ), actress/model, Michael Keaton (1951- ), actor; Rose McGowan (1973-), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: At the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Palestinian terrorists took hostage and eventually killed 11 Israelis, including an Olympic wrestling coach and a weightlifter.

TODAY'S FACT: Jack Kerouac typed the manuscript of "On the Road" on a 120-foot-long scroll of paper.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is unnecessary. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless." -- Darryl Zanuck

TODAY'S NUMBER: 12 -- colonies represented at the First Continental Congress in 1774. Georgia declined to send delegates.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Aug. 31) and last quarter (Sept. 8).

Today is the 248th day of 2012 and the 77th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1888, George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.

In 1917, the U.S. expeditionary force suffered its first World War I fatalities in France.

In 2002, Kelly Clarkson became the first winner on the "American" Idol TV series.

In 1998, graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page filed paperwork to incorporate Google, their 2-year-old research project.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Richard Wright (1908-1960), writer; Paul Harvey (1918-2009), radio broadcaster; Tom Watson (1949- ), professional golfer; Damon Wayans (1960- ), actor/comedian; Mike Piazza (1968- ), baseball player; Beyonce Knowles (1981- ), singer/actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1993, New York Yankee pitcher Jim Abbott, who was born without a right hand, pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians.

TODAY'S FACT: According to Billboard, the most successful "American Idol" winners are Kelly Clarkson, who won the first season in 2002, and Carrie Underwood, who won season four in 2005.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "It's not the disability that defines you, it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with." -- Jim Abbott

TODAY'S NUMBER: $37.9 billion -- revenue Google recorded in 2011.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Aug. 31) and last quarter (Sept. 8).