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Today is the 44th day of 2013 and the 55th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1866, Jesse James held up his first bank.

In 1945, Allied aircraft began bombing the German city of Dresden.

In 1960, France successfully detonated its first atomic bomb.

In 2000, the last of Charles Schulz's original "Peanuts" comics ran in Sunday papers, one day after the cartoonist's death.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Grant Wood (1891-1942), artist; Chuck Yeager (1923- ), aviator; Kim Novak (1933- ), actress; Stockard Channing (1944- ), actress; Jerry Springer (1944- ), TV personality; Henry Rollins (1961- ), musician; Robbie Williams (1974- ), singer; Randy Moss (1977- ), football player; Mena Suvari (1979- ), actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1920, the Negro National League was established at a YMCA in Kansas City, Mo., becoming the first black professional baseball league.

TODAY'S FACT: The central event of author Kurt Vonnegut's celebrated novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" is the Allied bombing of the city of Dresden during World War II. Estimates of civilian casualties from the bombings range from 35,000 to 135,000.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower

TODAY'S NUMBER: 300 -- estimated number of nuclear weapons in France's stockpile as of December 2012.

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

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Today is the 43rd day of 2013 and the 54th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1554, Lady Jane Grey, who reigned over England for nine days in 1553, was beheaded.

In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded in New York City.

In 1999, the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Bill Clinton on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, bringing his impeachment trial to a close.

In 2008, General Motors offered buyouts to its more than 70,000 union workers after posting a $39 billion loss in 2007.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Charles Darwin (1809-1882), scientist; Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th U.S. president; Franco Zeffirelli (1923- ), director; Bill Russell (1934- ), basketball player; Judy Blume (1938- ), writer; Arsenio Hall (1956- ), actor/comedian; Josh Brolin (1968- ), actor; Darren Aronofsky (1969- ), filmmaker; Christina Ricci (1980- ), actress; Robert Griffin III (1990- ), football player.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1878, Harvard baseball player Frederick Thayer received a patent for the catcher's mask.

TODAY'S FACT: Charles Darwin replaced Charles Dickens on Britain's 10-pound note in 2000, reportedly in part because Darwin's beard would make forgery more difficult.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -- Abraham Lincoln

TODAY'S NUMBER: 207,000 -- workers employed worldwide by General Motors in 2012.

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

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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).