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Today is the 158th day of 2013 and the 80th day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1776, Richard Henry Lee proposed a resolution calling for a declaration of independence to the Continental Congress.

In 1929, Vatican City became a sovereign state.

In 1942, the Battle of Midway ended in an Allied victory.

In 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed by a U.S. airstrike.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), painter; Jessica Tandy (1909-1994), actress; Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), poet; Dean Martin (1917-1995), singer/actor; Tom Jones (1940- ), singer; Liam Neeson (1952- ), actor; Orhan Pamuk (1952- ), novelist; Prince (1958- ), musician; Bill Hader (1978- ), actor/comedian; Anna Kournikova (1981- ), tennis player; Michael Cera (1988- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: About 40 people reside in the Midway Islands. Most of them are U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff or their contractors.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1978, the Washington Bullets (now Wizards) won the franchise's first and only NBA championship title.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt." -- Dean Martin

TODAY'S NUMBER: 839 -- estimated population of Vatican City in 2013.

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

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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).