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Today is the 153rd day of 2013 and the 75th day of spring.
TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1886, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom, becoming the only president to marry in a White House ceremony.
In 1924, an act of Congress granted American Indians U.S. citizenship.
In 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
In 2012, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the deaths of hundreds of protestors during a 2011 uprising.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), author/politician; Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), poet/novelist; Edward Elgar (1857-1934), composer; Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984), Olympic swimmer/actor; Charlie Watts (1941- ), drummer; Marvin Hamlisch (1944-2012), composer; Dennis Haysbert (1954- ), actor; Wayne Brady (1972- ), actor/comedian; Zachary Quinto (1977- ), actor; Fabrizio Moretti (1980- ), musician.
TODAY'S FACT: The White House has hosted 21 weddings, nine of which were for children of sitting presidents.
TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1935, baseball legend Babe Ruth retired.
TODAY'S QUOTE: "The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success." -- Marquis de Sade
TODAY'S NUMBER: 336,337 -- official Indian population in 1920, according to the U.S. Census.
TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 31) and new moon (June 8).