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Today is the 40th day of 2013 and the 51st day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America.

In 1964, the Beatles appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show."

In 1994, Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), ninth U.S. president; Ronald Colman (1891-1958), actor; Brendan Behan (1923-1964), playwright; Roger Mudd (1928- ), TV journalist; Joe Pesci (1943- ), actor; Alice Walker (1944- ), writer; Mia Farrow (1945- ), actress; Charlie Day (1976- ), actor; Tom Hiddleston (1981- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: Some 45.3 percent of all U.S. television-owning households tuned in to see the Beatles' TV debut in America on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It was then the highest-rated TV telecast and is still the 26th highest of all time.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1971, pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige became the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary." -- Brendan Behan

TODAY'S NUMBER: 250 -- length (in feet) of Henry Ford's first automobile assembly line.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb. 3) and new moon (Feb. 10).

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Today is the 39th day of 2013 and the 50th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded.

In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.

In 1915, D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" premiered in Los Angeles with the title "The Clansman."

In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 into law, leading to a drastic overhaul of U.S. media regulations.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), U.S. general; Jules Verne (1828-1905), writer; Lana Turner (1921-1995), actress; Jack Lemmon (1925-2001), actor; James Dean (1931-1955), actor; Nick Nolte (1941- ), actor; John Grisham (1955- ), writer; Gary Coleman (1968-2010), actor; Seth Green (1974- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: The first movie ever to be screened privately at the White House was "The Birth of a Nation," which Woodrow Wilson viewed in 1915.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1998, Finland beat Sweden 6-0 in the first women's Olympic ice hockey game.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones." -- Jules Verne

TODAY'S NUMBER: 2.84 million -- youth membership of the Boy Scouts of America in 2011.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb. 3) and new moon (Feb. 10).

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Today is the 38th day of 2013 and the 49th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1904, the Great Fire of Baltimore, which destroyed more than 1,500 buildings, broke out.

In 1917, a German U-boat sank the British ship California off the Irish coast.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a near-total embargo on all trade between the United States and Cuba.

In 1964, the "British Invasion" began as the Beatles arrived in New York for their first U.S. tour.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Charles Dickens (1812-1870), novelist; Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), writer; Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951), novelist; Eubie Blake (1887-1983), composer/pianist; James Spader (1960- ), actor; Garth Brooks (1962- ), singer; Eddie Izzard (1962- ), actor/comedian; Chris Rock (1965- ), actor/comedian; Steve Nash (1974- ), basketball player; Ashton Kutcher (1978- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: Baltimore is the 19th-largest city in the United States, with a population of 620,961 in the 2010 census.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1969, Diane Crump became the first female jockey to ride in a thoroughbred race in the United States at the Hialeah Park race track in Florida.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who, with their soul, encourages another person to be brave and true." -- Charles Dickens

TODAY'S NUMBER: 106 million -- albums sold in the United States by the Beatles, as certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb. 3) and new moon (Feb. 10).