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Today is the 140th day of 2013 and the 62nd day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which provided Western settlers free land for farms.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh departed for Paris from Long Island, N.Y., on the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight.

In 1961, a mob of 300 white segregationists attacked a busload of "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Ala., requiring federal intervention.

In 2006, Nouri al-Maliki took office as prime minister of Iraq.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), novelist; John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), philosopher; Jimmy Stewart (1908-1997), actor; Joe Cocker (1944- ), singer; Cher (1946- ), singer/actress; Ted Allen (1965- ), TV personality; Timothy Olyphant (1968- ), actor; Tony Stewart (1971- ), race car driver; Busta Rhymes (1972- ), rapper; Matt Czuchry (1977- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: In 1932, Amelia Earhart departed from Newfoundland on the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight by a female. She landed in Ireland the next day.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1989, Sunday Silence beat Easy Goer by a nose in the 115th Preakness Stakes, the horse race's closest margin.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak." -- John Stuart Mill

TODAY'S NUMBER: 270 million -- acres of U.S. land given away through the Homestead Act.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (May 17) and full moon (May 24).

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Today is the 139th day of 2013 and the 61st day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for alleged adultery.

In 1921, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act, setting a national quota system for immigration.

In 1962, Marilyn Monroe performed an infamously seductive rendition of "Happy Birthday" for President John F. Kennedy, a week before his birthday.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), North Vietnamese leader; Malcolm X (1925-1965), civil rights leader; Nora Ephron (1941-2012), filmmaker/writer; Pete Townshend (1945- ), musician; Grace Jones (1948- ), singer/actress; Archie Manning (1949- ), football player; Joey Ramone (1951-2001), singer/songwriter; Kevin Garnett (1976- ), basketball player; Georges St. Pierre (1981- ), mixed martial artist.

TODAY'S FACT: In his late 20s, future Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh lived in Paris, where he worked retouching photos.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1991, Willy T. Ribbs became the first African-American driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.

TODAY'S QUOTE: " If you have no critics you'll likely have no success." -- Malcolm X

TODAY'S NUMBER: 39 -- months that Anne Boleyn was married to Henry VIII before her execution.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (May 17) and full moon (May 24).

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Today is the 138th day of 2013 and the 60th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1917, the United States passed the Selective Service Act, a conscription law requiring registration of all men aged 21 to 30 who were not already in the military.

In 1974, India successfully tested its first nuclear weapon.

In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state.

In 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Attorneys General of 20 states filed an antitrust case against Microsoft.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Frank Capra (1897-1991), film director; Perry Como (1912-2001), singer; Margo Fonteyn (1919-1991), ballet dancer; Pope John Paul II (1920-2005), Roman Catholic leader; Reggie Jackson (1946- ), baseball player; Chow Yun-Fat (1955- ), actor; Yannick Noah (1960- ), tennis player; Tina Fey (1970- ), actress/comedian; Jack Johnson (1975- ), singer/songwriter.

TODAY'S FACT: Five countries (the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China) have officially acknowledged capability to deploy nuclear weapons. At least four others (India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea) have nuclear capability but are not signatories to nuclear non-proliferation treaties.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2004, 40-year-old left-hander Randy Johnson of the Arizona Diamondbacks became the oldest pitcher ever to throw a perfect game.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish." -- Pope John Paul II

TODAY'S NUMBER: $74.2 billion -- value of Microsoft sales in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (May 17) and full moon (May 24).