UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 42nd day of 2013 and the 53rd day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin concluded their conference in Yalta.

In 1990, anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa after 27 years.

In 2006, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded a friend while hunting quail on a Texas ranch.

In 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ceded power in response to mass protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, bringing nearly 30 years of rule to a close.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Thomas Edison (1847-1931), inventor; Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010), actor; Mary Quant (1934- ), fashion designer; Burt Reynolds (1936- ), actor; Sheryl Crow (1962- ), singer; Sarah Palin (1964- ), politician/TV personality; Jennifer Aniston (1969- ), actress; Kelly Rowland (1981- ), singer; Taylor Lautner (1992- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, Buster Douglas knocked out undisputed heavyweight champion and 42-1 betting favorite Mike Tyson in the 10th round of their match in Tokyo, completing one of the biggest upsets in boxing history.

TODAY'S FACT: Mary Quant is the fashion designer most often credited with originating hot pants and the miniskirt.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." -- Thomas Edison

TODAY'S NUMBER: 20.5 -- percentage of elderly men who held jobs in 2010, compared to 16.3 percent in 1990 and 68.3 percent in 1890.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Feb. 10) and first quarter moon (Feb. 17).

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 41st day of 2013 and the 52nd day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1840, Britain's Queen Victoria married Prince Albert.

In 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, clarifying presidential succession, was ratified.

In 1996, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated reigning world champion Garry Kasparov for the first time in a game of chess.

In 2005, North Korea publicly acknowledged that it had acquired nuclear weapons.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Charles Lamb (1775-1834), writer; Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), writer; Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), comedian; Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright; Robert Wagner (1930- ), actor; Mark Spitz (1950- ), swimmer; John Calipari (1959- ), basketball coach; George Stephanopoulos (1961- ), journalist; Laura Dern (1967- ), actress; Emma Roberts (1991- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: Playwright Arthur Miller died exactly 56 years after his "Death of a Salesman" opened in New York on this date in 1949.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1968, Peggy Fleming won the women's figure skating gold for the United States at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident." -- Charles Lamb

TODAY'S NUMBER: 9 -- children Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had together. All married into royal houses in Europe.

TODAY'S MOON: New moon (Feb. 10).

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

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).