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Today is the 157th day of 2013 and the 79th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was founded in London.

In 1944, the D-Day invasion of Europe began as Allied forces landed in continental Europe at Normandy, France.

In 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon.

In 2002, President George W. Bush proposed consolidating 22 federal agencies under a single, Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), painter; Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), poet; Thomas Mann (1875-1955), novelist; Harvey Fierstein (1952- ), actor; Bjorn Borg (1956- ), tennis player; Jason Isaacs (1963- ), actor; Paul Giamatti (1967- ), actor; Natalie Morales (1972- ), TV journalist.

TODAY'S FACT: Basketball, racquetball and volleyball were all invented at YMCA facilities.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison became the first sitting president to attend a Major League Baseball game.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "A harmful truth is better than a useful lie." -- Thomas Mann

TODAY'S NUMBER: $55.4 billion -- estimated amount in the U.S. federal budget devoted to the Department of Homeland Security in 2013.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 31) and new moon (June 8).

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Today is the 156th day of 2013 and the 78th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall proposed the Marshall Plan for economic aid to war-torn Europe.

In 1956, Elvis Presley gave his famous hip-shaking performance of "Hound Dog" on "The Milton Berle Show."

In 1968, U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan.

In 2004, former President Ronald Reagan died at age 93.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Adam Smith (1723-1790), economist/philosopher; John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), economist; Bill Moyers (1934- ), TV journalist/author; Spalding Gray (1941-2004), actor/writer; Kenny G (1956- ), musician; Jeff Garlin (1962- ), actor/comedian; Mark Wahlberg (1971- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: In 2013, an estimated 5.2 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1993, Julie Krone rode Colonial Affair to victory in the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first female jockey ever to win a Triple Crown race.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Democracy may not prove in the long run to be as efficient as other forms of government, but it has one saving grace: It allows us to know and say it isn't." -- Bill Moyers

TODAY'S NUMBER: 20 -- approximate percentage of the Israeli population that is Arab.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 31) and new moon (June 8).

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Today is the 155th day of 2013 and the 77th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1917, the first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded.

In 1942, the Battle of Midway began as the Japanese navy launched a raid on Midway Island.

In 1989, Chinese government troops and tanks crushed a massive demonstration of pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

In 1998, Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Robert Merrill (1917-2004), singer; Dennis Weaver (1924-2006), actor; Ruth Westheimer (1928- ), therapist/media personality; Mortimer B. Zuckerman (1937- ), publisher/real estate executive; Noah Wyle (1971- ), actor; Russell Brand (1975- ), comedian/actor; Angelina Jolie (1975- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: Union members' wages were about $160 per week higher than non-union workers' wages in 2011.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1927, the United States won golf's first-ever Ryder Cup.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, it's you." -- Paul Newman

TODAY'S NUMBER: 21 -- Pulitzer Prizes normally awarded each year. Online-only news organizations were eligible for 14 journalism prizes for the first time in 2009.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (May 31) and new moon (June 8).