Today is the 307th day of 2012 and the 42nd day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced that Cuban missile bases were being dismantled, ending a crisis that had threatened war.

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation making the third Monday of January a federal holiday marking the birth of Martin Luther King Jr.

In 2000, the first permanent crew arrived at the International Space Station.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), queen of France; James Polk (1795-1849), 11th U.S. president; Warren G. Harding (1865-1923), 29th U.S. president; Burt Lancaster (1913-1994), actor; Steve Ditko (1927- ), comic-book artist/writer; Pat Buchanan (1938- ), political commentator; k.d. lang (1961- ), singer; David Schwimmer (1966- ), actor; Nelly (1974- ), rapper.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1991, down 49-14 in the third quarter against Weber State, the Nevada Wolf Pack football team scored 41 points, winning 55-49 and setting the record for the biggest comeback in NCAA history.

TODAY'S FACT: Jimmy Carter, elected president on this day in 1976, was the first U.S. president from the Deep South since before the Civil War.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The food that enters the mind must be watched as closely as the food that enters the body." -- Pat Buchanan

TODAY'S NUMBER: 14 -- age at which Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria married French King Louis XVI and became Marie Antoinette, Dauphine of France.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Oct. 29) and last quarter (Nov. 6).

Today is the 306th day of 2012 and the 41st day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1800, John Adams became the first president of the United States to reside in the Executive Mansion (later named the White House).

In 1848, the Boston Female Medical School, the first medical school for women, opened.

In 1993, the Maastricht Treaty went into effect, formally establishing the European Union.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Stephen Crane (1871-1900), writer; James Kilpatrick (1920-2010), journalist; Gary Player (1935- ), golfer; Lyle Lovett (1957- ), singer; Charlie Kaufman (1958- ), screenwriter; Anthony Kiedis (1962- ), musician; Toni Collette (1972- ), actress; Jenny McCarthy (1972- ), actress; Penn Badgley (1986- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1959, NHL goalie Jacques Plantes of the Montreal Canadiens wore the first goalie facemask, which he designed himself.

TODAY'S FACT: John Adams was the only president elected as a member of the Federalist Party.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "It's harder to write songs when you're happy than it is when you're miserable. Who wants to hear how happy you are?" -- Lyle Lovett

TODAY'S NUMBER: 28 -- percentage of American physicians who are women.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Oct. 29) and last quarter (Nov. 6).

Today is the 305th day of 2012 and the 40th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in protest of the selling of papal indulgences.

In 1957, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., established its first American headquarters in Hollywood, Calif.

In 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two bodyguards.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: John Keats (1795-1821), poet; Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927), Girl Scouts founder; Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), statesman; Dan Rather (1931- ), TV journalist; Michael Landon (1936-1991), actor; John Candy (1950-1994), actor; Jane Pauley (1950- ), TV journalist; Peter Jackson (1961- ), filmmaker; Dermot Mulroney (1963- ), actor; Piper Perabo (1976- ), actress; Willow Smith (2000- ), actress/singer.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in an NBA game.

TODAY'S FACT: Japanese automaker Toyota began locating some manufacturing operations in the United States in 1972.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly." -- Dan Rather

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 -- years after Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-Five Theses that he was formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (Oct. 29) and last quarter (Nov. 6).