Today is the 210th day of 2012 and the 39th 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- ), Venezuelan president; Scott Pelley (1957- ), TV journalist.

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

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them." -- Jim Davis

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

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (July 26) and full moon (August 1).

Today is the 209th day of 2012 and the 38th 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: Alexandre Dumas, fils (1824-1895), novelist/playwright; Leo Durocher (1905-1991), baseball player/manager; Norman Lear (1922- ), TV producer/writer; Maya Rudolph (1972- ), actress; Alex Rodriguez (1975- ), baseball player; Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (1977- ), actor.

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

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case." -- Norman Lear

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 first quarter moon (July 26) and full moon (August 1).

Today is the 208th day of 2012 and the 37th day of summer.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1775, the Second Continental Congress established a postal system.

In 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act, uniting the Army, Navy and Air Force under the Department of Defense and creating the National Security Council, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Central Intelligence Agency.

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright/critic; Carl Jung (1875-1961), psychiatrist; Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), writer; Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), film director; Mick Jagger (1943- ), singer; Helen Mirren (1945- ), actress; Kevin Spacey (1959- ), actor; Sandra Bullock (1964- ), actress; Jeremy Piven (1965- ), actor.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2005, Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux became the 13th pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.

TODAY'S FACT: Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" has the longest title of any film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw

TODAY'S NUMBER: 9 -- Joint Chiefs of Staff chairmen (out of 18) who have been Army officers. Only one (Peter Pace, 2005-2007) was a Marine Corps officer.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (July 26) and full moon (August 1).