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Andrews McMeel Almanac for September 04, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | September 4th, 2013

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Today is the 247th day of 2013 and the 76th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1781, 44 Spanish settlers founded El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles de Porciuncula, now known as Los Angeles.

In 1888, George Eastman patented his roll-film camera and registered the Kodak trademark.

In 1917, the U.S. expeditionary force suffered its first World War I fatalities in France.

In 1998, graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page filed paperwork to incorporate Google, their 2-year-old research project.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Richard Wright (1908-1960), writer; Paul Harvey (1918-2009), radio broadcaster; Dick York (1928-1992), actor; Tom Watson (1949- ), professional golfer; Drew Pinsky (1958- ), radio/TV host; Damon Wayans (1960- ), actor/comedian; Mike Piazza (1968- ), baseball player; Wes Bentley (1978- ), actor; Beyonce Knowles (1981- ), singer-songwriter/actress.

TODAY'S FACT: The average salary of a Google intern is $5,787 per month.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1972, American swimmer Mark Spitz became the first athlete to win seven gold medals at a single Olympic Games.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "In times like these, it is helpful to remember that there have always been times like these." -- Paul Harvey

TODAY'S NUMBER: 3,857,799 -- estimated population of the city of Los Angeles in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Aug. 28) and new moon (Sept. 5).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for September 03, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | September 3rd, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 246th day of 2013 and the 75th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1783, the signing of the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War.

In 1838, abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in Baltimore.

In 1939, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declared war on Germany in response to the country's invasion of Poland.

In 1976, the unmanned Viking II landed on the surface of Mars to take the first close-up color photos of the planet's surface.

In 2004, a three-day hostage situation at a school in Beslan, Russia, ended with a gun battle that killed more than 300 people, including 186 children.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Louis Sullivan (1856-1924), architect; Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951), automotive engineer; Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007), actress; Alan Ladd (1913-1964), actor; Mort Walker (1923- ), cartoonist; Eileen Brennan (1932-2013), actress; Malcolm Gladwell (1963- ), journalist/author; Charlie Sheen (1965- ), actor; Jennie Finch (1980- ), softball player; Shaun White (1986- ), snowboarder/skateboarder.

TODAY'S FACT: Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the automobile company of the same name, designed the first hybrid gasoline-electric car at age 25.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1950, Guiseppe "Nino" Farina won the Italian Grand Prix to become the first Formula One World Drivers champion.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "How strange it seems that education, in practice, so often means suppression: that instead of leading the mind outward to the light of day it crowds things in upon it that darken and weary it." -- Louis Sullivan

TODAY'S NUMBER: 13 -- record number of Winter X Games gold medals claimed by Shaun White from 2003 to 2013.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Aug. 28) and new moon (Sept. 5).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for September 02, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
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Andrews McMeel Almanac | September 2nd, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 245th day of 2013 and the 74th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1666, the Great Fire of London began as a small fire in a bakeshop. It would end three days later after destroying more than 13,000 buildings.

In 1789, Congress created the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt made his "speak softly and carry a big stick" speech on American foreign policy.

In 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace stationed state troopers around Tuskegee High School to prevent integration.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Nathaniel "Tiny" Archibald (1948- ), basketball player; Terry Bradshaw (1948- ), sportscaster/football player; Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986), teacher/astronaut; Mark Harmon (1951- ), actor; Jimmy Connors (1952- ), tennis player; Keanu Reeves (1964- ), actor; Lennox Lewis (1965- ), boxer; Salma Hayek (1966- ), actress; Katt Williams (1973- ), comedian.

TODAY'S FACT: The first automatic teller machine in the United States debuted at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, N.Y., on this day in 1969.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1960, Wilma Rudolph ran the 100-meter dash in 11 seconds to claim the gold at the Rome Olympics. She was awarded the world record for her sprint, only to have it revoked because wind speeds were higher than allowed.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight." -- Theodore Roosevelt

TODAY'S NUMBER: 2.2 million -- automated teller machines in use worldwide, according to the ATM Industry Association.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Aug. 28) and new moon (Sept. 5).

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