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Andrews McMeel Almanac for July 29, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | July 29th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 210th day of 2013 and the 39th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1948, the first Olympic Games since 1936 began in London.

In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA.

In 1965, the first 4,000 paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division arrived in Vietnam.

In 1981, Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), writer/historian/political scientist; Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian dictator; Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish diplomat (1905-1961); Elizabeth Dole (1936- ), U.S. senator; Peter Jennings (1938-2005), TV news anchor; Ken Burns (1953- ), documentary filmmaker; Tim Gunn (1953- ), TV personality; Martina McBride (1966- ), singer; Josh Radnor (1974- ), actor; Ryan Braun (1980- ), baseball player.

TODAY'S FACT: General Motors Corp. acquired the Cadillac Automobile Co. for $4.5 million in GM stock on this day in 1909.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2003, Bill Mueller of the Boston Red Sox became the first major league batter in history to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a single game. The Red Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 14-7.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Friendship needs no words - it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness." -- Dag Hammarskjold

TODAY'S NUMBER: 700 million -- estimated number of people worldwide who watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer on television.

TODAY'S MOON: Last quarter moon (July 29).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for July 28, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | July 28th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 209th day of 2013 and the 38th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1868, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, guaranteeing full citizenship rights to African-Americans and due process of law to all citizens.

In 1914, World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

In 1932, the Bonus Army -- unemployed World War I veterans demanding their bonus payments in full -- was evicted from government property in Washington, D.C.

In 2005, the Irish Republican Army renounced violence as a political tactic and ordered its units to disarm and cease all terrorist activities.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), children's author/illustrator; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), first lady; Bill Bradley (1943- ), basketball player/U.S. senator; Jim Davis (1945- ), cartoonist; Sally Struthers (1948- ), actress; Hugo Chavez (1954-2013), Venezuelan president; Scott Pelley (1957- ), TV journalist; Dana White (1969- ), UFC president; Manu Ginobili (1977- ), basketball player.

TODAY'S FACT: Jacqueline Kennedy was the first first lady who was born in a hospital.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1989, Vince Coleman's base-stealing streak ended at 50. The Cardinal outfielder's record-setting streak included six steals from the 1988 season.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality." -- Beatrix Potter

TODAY'S NUMBER: 9,217 -- points scored by Bill Bradley during his Hall of Fame professional basketball career.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (July 22) and last quarter moon (July 29).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for July 27, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | July 27th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 208th day of 2013 and the 37th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1789, Congress established the State Department.

In 1940, the first Bugs Bunny cartoon, "A Wild Hare," debuted in movie theaters.

In 1953, a Korean War armistice was signed after three years of fighting.

In 1974, the House of Representatives voted to recommend the first article of impeachment against President Nixon, which charged him with obstruction of justice.

In 1996, a bomb exploded in an Atlanta park during the Summer Olympics, killing one person.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Leo Durocher (1905-1991), baseball player/manager; Norman Lear (1922- ), TV producer/writer; Jerry Van Dyke (1931- ), actor; Bobbie Gentry (1944- ), singer-songwriter; Peggy Fleming (1948- ), figure skater; Bill Engvall (1957- ), actor/comedian; Maya Rudolph (1972- ), actress; Alex Rodriguez (1975- ), baseball player; Jonathan Rhys Meyers (1977- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: The Republic of Korea (South Korea) refused to sign the armistice agreement that ended the Korean War. It has never made a peace treaty with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1986, 83 years after the Tour de France was established, American cyclist Greg LeMond became the first non-European to win the race.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "That's why (dogs) are man's best friend. 'Cause guys want buddies that are dumber than they are. So do women, but they've already got men." -- Bill Engvall

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 -- Major League Baseball teams (Dodgers, Giants, Cubs and Astros) managed by Leo Durocher on his way to a career total of 2,009 wins.

TODAY'S MOON: Between full moon (July 22) and last quarter moon (July 29).

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