Today is the 152nd day of 2012 and the 73rd day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1790, President George Washington signed the first U.S. copyright law.

In 1889, a huge flood engulfed Johnstown, Pa., claiming 2,209 lives.

In 1927, Ford Motor Co. ended production of its Model T cars.

In 2005, former FBI official W. Mark Felt admitted to being the anonymous Watergate scandal whistleblower known as "Deep Throat."

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Walt Whitman (1819-1892), poet/journalist; Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), religious leader/writer; Clint Eastwood (1930- ), actor/director; Johnny Paycheck (1938-2003), singer; Joe Namath (1943- ), football player; Brooke Shields (1965- ), actress; Archie Panjabi (1972- ), actress; Colin Farrell (1976- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1937, New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak ended.

TODAY'S FACT: Copyright laws established in 1978 state that copyright protections last for the lifetime of the author, plus an additional 70 years.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here." -- Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address

TODAY'S NUMBER: 15 million -- Ford Model Ts produced between 1908 and 1927.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter (May 28) and full moon (June 4).

Today is the 151st day of 2012 and the 72nd day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1431, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy.

In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.

In 1958, unidentified soldiers from World War II and the Korean War were interred in Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns.

In 2002, cleanup at the former World Trade Center site in New York City ended after eight months.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Peter the Great (1672-1725), Russian czar; Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920), goldsmith/jeweler; Mel Blanc (1908-1989), voice actor; Benny Goodman (1909-1986), bandleader; Joseph Stein (1912-2010), playwright; Wynonna Judd (1964- ), singer; Manny Ramirez (1972- ), baseball player; Cee Lo Green (1974- ), singer/songwriter.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1904, Chicago Cub Frank Chance was hit by five different wild pitches during a doubleheader against Cincinnati.

TODAY'S FACT: It is a Memorial Day custom to fly the American flag at half-staff until noon.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Such will be a great lesson of peace; teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take it by a war." -- Abraham Lincoln

TODAY'S NUMBER: 36 -- Doric columns in the Lincoln Memorial, one for each state that had been admitted to the Union at the time of Lincoln's death, including those that had seceded.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter (May 28) and full moon (June 4).

Today is the 150th day of 2012 and the 71st day of spring.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1453, Ottoman armies captured Constantinople, effectively crushing the Byzantine Empire.

In 1790, Rhode Island became the final state (of the original colonies) to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Bob Hope (1903-2003), comedian/actor; John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th U.S. president; Danny Elfman (1953- ), composer; Annette Bening (1958- ), actress; Rupert Everett (1959- ), actor; Melissa Etheridge (1961- ), singer; Carmelo Anthony (1984- ), basketball player.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, Rickey Henderson broke Ty Cobb's American League career stolen base record when he stole his 893rd base.

TODAY'S FACT: Rhode Island's constitution identifies the state's official name as the "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." -- John F. Kennedy

TODAY'S NUMBER: 18 -- Academy Awards ceremonies for which legendary entertainer Bob Hope served as host or co-host.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter (May 28) and full moon (June 4).