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Today is the 48th day of 2013 and the 59th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives resolved an electoral tie by electing Thomas Jefferson president and his opponent, Aaron Burr, vice president.

In 1934, the Blaine Act ended Prohibition in the United States.

In 1996, world chess champion Garry Kasparov defeated the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in the final game of a six-game match in Philadelphia. Kasparov won the match by a final score of 4-2.

TODAY'S HISTORY: Hal Holbrook (1925- ), actor; Jim Brown (1936- ), football player; Rene Russo (1954- ), actress; Larry the Cable Guy (1963- ), comedian; Michael Jordan (1963- ), basketball player; Michael Bay (1965- ), filmmaker; Billie Joe Armstrong (1972- ), musician; Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981- ), actor; Paris Hilton (1981- ), socialite.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1943, Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force. He was released on medical discharge in September 1945 due to chronic stomach ulcers.

TODAY'S FACT: The House of Representatives conducted 36 votes (one tie, 35 indecisive) before Thomas Jefferson was chosen as president over Aaron Burr.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." -- Thomas Jefferson

TODAY'S NUMBER: 29 million -- certified album sales for "Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" (released on this date in 1976), the first album certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

TODAY'S MOON: First quarter moon (Feb. 17).

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Today is the 47th day of 2013 and the 58th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1923, archaeologist Howard Carter unsealed the burial chamber of the recently discovered tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.

In 1937, DuPont Co. received a patent for nylon.

In 1968, the United States' first 911 emergency phone system went into service in Haleyville, Ala.

In 2005, the Kyoto Protocol for the reduction of greenhouse gases took effect for 141 ratifying nations.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Edgar Bergen (1903-1978), ventriloquist; Vera-Ellen (1921- ), actress/dancer; Sonny Bono (1935-1998), singer/politician; LeVar Burton (1957- ), actor; Ice-T (1958- ), actor/rapper; John McEnroe (1959- ), tennis player; Christopher Eccleston (1964- ), actor; Jerome Bettis (1972- ), football player.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2005, the National Hockey League canceled its 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs due to a labor dispute.

TODAY'S FACT: Hundreds of millions of 911 emergency calls are made in the United States each year. The Federal Communications Commission estimates that 70 percent are wireless calls.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a communist plot." -- Edgar Bergen

TODAY'S NUMBER: 30 -- broadcast radio stations in the United States in 1922. Today there are more than 14,000.

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

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Today is the 46th day of 2013 and the 57th day of winter.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor in Cuba, ultimately leading the United States to declare war on Spain.

In 1961, the U.S. figure skating team was killed in a plane crash in Belgium.

In 1972, sound recordings were granted U.S. federal copyright protection.

In 2005, the website YouTube was launched.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), scientist; Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906), activist; Harold Arlen (1905-1986), songwriter; Jane Seymour (1951- ), actress; Matt Groening (1954- ), cartoonist; Chris Farley (1964-1997), comedian; Jaromir Jagr (1972- ), hockey player; Amber Riley (1986- ), singer/actress.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1998, after 19 losses, Dale Earnhardt Sr. won his first and only Daytona 500.

TODAY'S FACT: "The Simpsons," created by Matt Groening and currently in its 24th season, is the longest-running American sitcom.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "You win some, lose some and wreck some." -- Dale Earnhardt Sr.

TODAY'S NUMBER: 12,750 -- total length, in miles, of sidewalks in New York City.

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