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Today is the 273rd day of 2013 and the ninth day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1935, the Boulder Dam (later renamed the Hoover Dam) was dedicated.

In 1947, Game 1 between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees was the first World Series game broadcast on television.

In 1955, actor James Dean died in a car accident in Cholame, Calif., at age 24.

In 2005, a Danish newspaper published controversial cartoons about the Islamic prophet Muhammad, sparking protests and riots around the world.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Deborah Kerr (1921-2007), actress; Truman Capote (1924-1984), writer; Elie Wiesel (1928- ), writer/activist; Angie Dickinson (1931- ), actress; Johnny Mathis (1935- ), singer-songwriter; Barry Williams (1954- ), actor; Fran Drescher (1957- ), actress; Eric Stoltz (1961- ), actor; Tony Hale (1970- ), actor; Jenna Elfman (1971- ), actress; Jose Lima (1972-2010), baseball player; Marion Cotillard (1975- ), actress; Martina Hingis (1980- ), tennis player; T-Pain (1985- ), rapper/producer.

TODAY'S FACT: When the Boulder Canyon dam project was christened the Hoover Dam (after then-President Herbert Hoover) in 1930, the name was met with derision, as many blamed the Depression on Hoover's policies. The dam was renamed Boulder Dam at its dedication in 1935. President Harry Truman signed a resolution restoring the name Hoover Dam in 1947.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor." -- Truman Capote

TODAY'S NUMBER: 209 -- total weeks Martina Hingis was the top-ranked women's tennis player, beginning in 1997.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Sept. 26) and new moon (Oct. 4).

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Today is the 272nd day of 2013 and the eighth day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1789, the U.S. Department of War established a regular army, maintaining several hundred troops.

In 1916, The New York Times reported that John D. Rockefeller, the head of Standard Oil, was almost certainly a billionaire, the world's first.

In 2005, John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as chief justice of the United States.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), writer; Caravaggio (1571-1610), painter; Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), nuclear physicist; Greer Garson (1904-1996), actress; Gene Autry (1907-1998), singer/actor; Jerry Lee Lewis (1935- ), singer-songwriter; Madeline Kahn (1942-1999), actress; Ian McShane (1942- ), actor; Lech Walesa (1943- ), labor leader/politician; Bryant Gumbel (1948- ), TV journalist; Zachary Levi (1980- ), actor; Calvin Johnson (1985- ), football player; Kevin Durant (1988- ), basketball player.

TODAY'S FACT: Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote" is widely considered to be the first modern novel. It was initially published in two volumes in 1605 and 1615.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1951, NBC broadcast a college football game between Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh. It was the first live sporting event to be televised nationwide.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn." -- Miguel de Cervantes

TODAY'S NUMBER: 777.68 -- points lost by the Dow Jones Industrial Average on this day in 2008, following the bankruptcies of the financial services companies Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual. It was the largest single-day point drop in history.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Sept. 26) and new moon (Oct. 4).

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Today is the 271st day of 2013 and the seventh day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1066, William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, invaded England.

In 1972, Japan and China agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.

In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the pregnancy-terminating drug RU-486 after a 12-year controversy.

In 2008, the space transportation company SpaceX launched Falcon 1, the first private spacecraft, into orbit.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Ed Sullivan (1901-1974), TV personality; Max Schmeling (1905-2005), boxer; Al Capp (1909-1979), cartoonist; Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996), actor; Brigitte Bardot (1934- ), actress; Ben E. King (1938- ), singer; Jeffrey Jones (1946- ), actor; Janeane Garofalo (1964- ), comedian/actress; Mira Sorvino (1967- ), actress; Naomi Watts (1968- ), actress; Bam Margera (1979- ), skateboarder/stuntman; Hilary Duff (1987- ), singer/actress.

TODAY'S FACT: William the Conqueror rose to power despite early controversy that he was an illegitimate child. He was also known as "William the Bastard" before his conquest of England.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1941, Ted Williams hit 6-for-8 in a doubleheader to finish the season with a batting average over .400 (.406), a feat no player since has accomplished.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "A slight delay in reaction time, a letdown in exact timing, a deficient punch or the famous glass jaw can cost one a career despite all the sacrifice." -- Max Schmeling

TODAY'S NUMBER: 23 -- age at which future "Li'l Abner" cartoonist Al Capp became the youngest syndicated cartoonist in the United States.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Sept. 26) and new moon (Oct. 4).