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Today is the 45th day of 2013 and the 56th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1899, Congress passed legislation authorizing states to use voting machines in federal elections.

In 1912, Arizona entered the Union as the 48th state.

In 1929, seven mob associates were shot and killed in a Chicago garage in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

In 2003, Dolly the sheep was euthanized at the age of 6. Dolly was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Jack Benny (1894-1974), comedian; Mel Allen (1913-1996), sports broadcaster; Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975), labor leader; Florence Henderson (1934- ), actress; Michael Bloomberg (1942- ), New York City mayor; Gregory Hines (1946- ), dancer/actor; Meg Tilly (1960- ), actress; Simon Pegg (1970- ), actor/comedian; Rob Thomas (1972- ), musician; Steve McNair (1973-2009), football player.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1988, Bobby Allison became the oldest driver (age 50) to win the Daytona 500, while his son Davey finished second. It was the race's first 1-2 father-son finish.

TODAY'S FACT: Following her death, Dolly the cloned sheep was preserved by taxidermists and is now on display at the National Museum of Scotland.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air." -- Jack Benny

TODAY'S NUMBER: $5 -- Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Mel Allen's per game salary when he became the New York Yankees' radio announcer in 1935.

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

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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).