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Today is the 309th day of 2013 and the 45th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by voting, leading to a $100 fine.

In 1895, George B. Selden patented the first automobile.

In 1940, incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated challenger Wendell Willkie to win an unprecedented third presidential term.

In 2007, Chang'e-1, China's first unmanned lunar spacecraft, entered orbit around the moon.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Ida Tarbell (1857-1944), journalist; Roy Rogers (1911-1998), actor/singer; Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actress; Art Garfunkel (1941- ), singer; Sam Shepard (1943- ), playwright/actor; Bill Walton (1952- ), basketball player/commentator; Bryan Adams (1959- ), singer-songwriter; Tilda Swinton (1960- ), actress; Famke Janssen (1965- ), actress; Sam Rockwell (1968- ), actor; Johnny Damon (1973- ), baseball player; Ryan Adams (1974- ), singer-songwriter; Kevin Jonas (1987), musician.

TODAY'S FACT: Saudi Arabia announced in 2011 that women would have the right to vote beginning in 2015.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer to become the oldest boxer to win the heavyweight championship.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I'm sure when you're looking for someone, you're looking for some aspect of yourself, even if you don't know it. ... What we're searching for is what we lack." -- Sam Shepard

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 -- countries that still deny women the right to vote in national elections.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Nov. 3) and first quarter moon (Nov. 9).

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Today is the 308th day of 2013 and the 44th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt.

In 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began when militants loyal to Ayatollah Khomeini took 66 American hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

In 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli gunman.

In 2008, Democratic Senator Barack Obama of Illinois became the first African-American to be elected president of the United States.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Will Rogers (1879-1935), humorist/writer/actor; Walter Cronkite (1916-2009), journalist; Art Carney (1918-2003), actor; Doris Roberts (1930- ), actress; Laura Bush (1946- ), former first lady; Kathy Griffin (1960- ), comedian/actress; Jeff Probst (1961- ), TV host; Sean "Diddy" Combs (1969- ), rapper/producer; Matthew McConaughey (1969- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: King Tutankhamen's burial chamber comprised four rooms. The peripheral rooms had been looted before Howard Carter's discovery in 1922, while the room in which Tut was actually buried remained completely intact.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2001, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game 7 to win the World Series, making the 4-year-old franchise the fastest expansion team to win the MLB championship.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Never miss a good chance to shut up." -- Will Rogers

TODAY'S NUMBER: 444 -- days that 52 of the American hostages in Iran were held captive, until Jan. 20, 1981.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Nov. 3) and first quarter moon (Nov. 9).

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Today is the 307th day of 2013 and the 43rd day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 carrying a dog named Laika, the first creature to be sent into orbit.

In 1964, residents of Washington, D.C., were eligible to vote in the presidential election for the first time since the city was established in 1800.

In 1971, the first edition of the UNIX operating system's program manual was published.

In 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton defeated incumbent Republican George Bush and independent candidate Ross Perot to win the White House.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Walker Evans (1903-1975), photographer; Charles Bronson (1921-2003), actor; Michael Dukakis (1933- ), politician; Anna Wintour (1949- ), fashion journalist; Roseanne Barr (1952- ), comedian/actress; Kate Capshaw (1953- ), actress; Dennis Miller (1953- ), comedian; Phil Simms (1955- ), football player/sportscaster; Dolph Lundgren (1957- ), actor; Evgeni Plushenko (1982- ), figure skater; Colin Kaepernick (1987- ), football player.

TODAY'S FACT: Though he didn't receive a single electoral vote, third-party candidate Ross Perot won a substantial portion (18.9 percent) of the popular vote nationally in 1992.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, quarterbacks David Klingler of Houston and Matt Vogler of Texas Christian University achieved a combined 80 completions and 12 touchdowns in Houston's 56-35 win.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long." -- Walker Evans

TODAY'S NUMBER: 162 -- days Sputnik 2 was in orbit. Laika, its canine passenger, died within hours of the launch due to overheating.

TODAY'S MOON: New moon (Nov. 3).