Today is the 347th day of 2012 and the 82nd day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1901, the first trans-Atlantic radio transmission was received by inventor Guglielmo Marconi in Newfoundland.

In 1963, Kenya gained its independence from Great Britain.

In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore, effectively resolving the 2000 presidential election.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: John Jay (1745-1829), first chief justice of the United States; William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), journalist/abolitionist; Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), novelist; Edvard Munch (1863-1944), artist; Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973), actor; Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), singer; Bob Barker (1923- ), TV personality; Dionne Warwick (1940- ), singer; Jennifer Connelly (1970- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1930, Major League Baseball's rules committee issued a revised code. Among many changes, balls that bounce into the stands were ruled automatic doubles, rather than home runs.

TODAY'S FACT: Frank Sinatra once wrote that rock 'n' roll music was "the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear."

TODAY'S QUOTE: "To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost." -- Gustave Flaubert

TODAY'S NUMBER: 537 -- popular votes by which George W. Bush officially won the state of Florida's electoral votes in 2000.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Dec. 6) and new moon (Dec. 13).

Today is the 346th day of 2012 and the 81st day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1941, the United States declared war on Germany and Italy.

In 1972, the lunar module for Apollo 17, the final manned mission of the Apollo space program, touched ground on the moon.

In 2008, investment banker Bernie Madoff was arrested for perpetrating one of the largest Ponzi-scheme frauds in U.S. history.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), composer; Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947), New York City mayor; Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008), novelist/dissident; Rita Moreno (1931- ), actress; John Kerry (1943- ), senator; Teri Garr (1949- ), actress; Mo'Nique (1967- ), actress; Mos Def (1973- ), actor/rapper; Hailee Steinfeld, (1996- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2009, pro golfer Tiger Woods announced he was taking "an indefinite break" from the sport due to chaos in his personal life.

TODAY'S FACT: Apollo 17, which set records for the longest lunar surface exploration and the most lunar material collected, remains the most recent manned lunar mission.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That is why no regime has ever loved great writers, only minor ones." -- Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

TODAY'S NUMBER: $33.5 million -- Alex Rodriguez's estimated total earnings in 2012, making him the highest paid baseball player.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Dec. 6) and new moon (Dec. 13).

Today is the 345th day of 2012 and the 80th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1869, women in Wyoming Territory were granted the right to vote.

In 1898, the Spanish-American War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1998, the International Space Station opened.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Cesar Franck (1822-1890), composer; Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), poet; Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), librarian; Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996), actress; Kenneth Branagh (1960- ), actor/director; Bobby Flay (1964- ), celebrity chef; Raven-Symone Pearman (1985- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1935, Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago won the first Downtown Athletic Club Trophy, which was renamed the Heisman Trophy in 1936.

TODAY'S FACT: Since 2003, rodeo has been the official Wyoming state sport.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate." -- Emily Dickinson

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 -- American presidents who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Dec. 6) and new moon (Dec. 13).