Today is the 12th day of 2013 and the 23rd day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1932, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas became the first woman elected to the Senate.

In 1991, a divided Congress authorized President George H.W. Bush to use force in expelling Iraq from Kuwait.

In 2010, an earthquake in Haiti devastated the impoverished country.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Jack London (1876-1916), writer; Joe Frazier (1944-2011), boxer; Kirstie Alley (1951- ), actress; Rush Limbaugh (1951- ), radio personality; Howard Stern (1954- ), radio personality; Christiane Amanpour (1958- ), TV journalist; Jeff Bezos (1964- ), Amazon.com founder; Naya Rivera (1987- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1999, Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball was sold in auction to Todd McFarlane, creator of Spawn comics, for $3 million. At the time, it was the most ever paid for a sports artifact.

TODAY'S FACT: Amazon.com opened for business online in 1995, but it didn't make a profit until 2002.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none." -- Edmund Burke

TODAY'S NUMBER: 20 -- women in the U.S. Senate at the start of the 113th Congress in 2013.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Jan. 11) and first quarter moon (Jan. 18).

Today is the 11th day of 2013 and the 22nd day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt declared the Grand Canyon a national monument.

In 1964, the U.S. surgeon general issued the first U.S. government report concluding that smoking could be hazardous to health.

In 2003, departing Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of an unprecedented 156 death row inmates.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Alexander Hamilton (1755/57-1804), U.S. statesman; William James (1842-1910), philosopher/psychologist; Rod Taylor (1930- ), actor; Jean Chretien (1934- ), Canadian politician; Naomi Judd (1946- ), singer; Mary J. Blige (1971- ), singer; Amanda Peet (1972- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2008, Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones was given a six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators about performance-enhancing drugs and check fraud.

TODAY'S FACT: Alexander Hamilton was born to a poor family on the Caribbean island of Nevis. Conflicting sets of records leave it unclear whether he was born in 1755 or 1757.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices." -- William James

TODAY'S NUMBER: 160,340 -- estimated number of American lung cancer deaths in 2011.

TODAY'S MOON: New moon (Jan. 11).

Today is the 10th day of 2013 and the 21st day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1776, Thomas Paine published his pro-independence pamphlet "Common Sense," which quickly sold some 100,000 copies.

In 1863, the London Underground subway began operations.

In 1901, Texas had its first significant oil strike at Beaumont.

In 2003, North Korea withdrew from the multination treaty barring it from developing a nuclear weapons program.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Ray Bolger (1904-1987), actor/dancer; Paul Henreid (1908-1992), actor; Sal Mineo (1939-1976), actor; Rod Stewart (1945- ), singer; George Foreman (1949- ), boxer; Roy Blunt (1950- ), U.S. senator; Pat Benatar (1953- ), singer; Jemaine Clement (1974- ), actor/comedian.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1982, Dwight Clark caught a Joe Montana pass for a touchdown with 51 seconds to spare, securing a San Francisco 49ers victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC championship game.

TODAY'S FACT: The 27 oil refineries located in the state of Texas can process more than 4.7 million barrels of crude oil per day, accounting for more than a quarter of the total U.S. refining capacity.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Boxing is sort of like jazz. The better it is, the less amount of people can appreciate it." -- George Foreman

TODAY'S NUMBER: 8.2 million -- estimated population of London, England, in 2011.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Jan. 4) and new moon (Jan. 11).